Books Closed setting

In accounting systems, you can set a closed books date so that no transactions before that date can be changed. This ensures the integrity of financial reporting. Once numbers are reported for a certain time, you don’t want anything to change in your books.

A closed books date setting is also available in Cashflow360.

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How the closed books date setting syncs

Accounting System (AS) closed books date sync from Cashflow360 to AS closed books date sync from AS to Cashflow360 Notes
QuickBooks Desktop No Yes Sync dashboard version v_2.0.8250.9 or later
QuickBooks Online No Yes -
Xero No Yes -
Sage Intacct No Yes When syncing with Sage Intacct at the top level (configuration C or D), best practice is to manually set the closed books date, as only the most recent close date from any entity will sync to Cashflow360, possibly preventing transactions from another entity from syncing, even if the period isn't closed for that particular entity.
Oracle NetSuite No Yes Requires bundle 3.2.0 or later

Note: If the closed books date in Cashflow360 does not match what is in the accounting system, the Books Closed Date in Cashflow360 is the master when creating or editing transactions in Cashflow360.


Enable closed books setting

To enable the closed books setting in Cashflow360, you'll need to have the Administrator role.

  1. Select Settings
  2. Select Preferences under Accounting
  3. Select the Edit icon
  4. Set Enable Closed Books to Yes to enable
  5. Set Restrict Inbound Transactions to Yes if you want the closed books setting to apply to transactions syncing in to Cashflow360 from your accounting system. Set it to No if you want to allow transactions to sync to Cashflow360 regardless of the closed books date.

Manually set the closed books date

To manually set the closed books date in Cashflow360, you'll need to be an Administrator or a user with permissions to manage company.

  1. Select Settings
  2. Select Preferences under Accounting
  3. Select the Edit icon
  4. Select the Books Closed Date
  5. Select Save

You can update or edit the closed books date, but it must be set to today's date or earlier. It can't be a future date.


How the closed books date works

Once you set the closed books date, the following will not be allowed:

  • Create a bill, invoice, vendor credit or credit memo with an invoice/credit date in a closed period
  • Select a process date within a closed period when scheduling or recording a payment

The following will still be allowed:

  • Apply a vendor credit or credit memo with a credit date in a closed period
  • Void or cancel payments with a process date in a closed period as long as the payment hasn't deposited or cleared yet

If you need to edit transactions in a closed period, you'll need to reopen the period.

Note: If you sync with QuickBooks Desktop, receivables invoices created in QuickBooks Desktop in a closed period will sync to Cashflow360.