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Annual Closing

Closing the books for the year allows the company to transfer profits or losses to special Equity accounts that are used for reporting purposes.

Brass Jacks Bookkeeper has several equity accounts created in the Chart of Accounts, such as Retained Earnings or Draw. You can use these equity accounts or create as many equity accounts as you need. Before creating new equity accounts or distributing profits and losses, contact your accountant.