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Your financial year has ended. Now Business Central needs to zero the P&L accounts and move the year's profit into retained earnings. It takes three actions, and BC does the maths for you. One of them can't be undone , so do them in this order. Quick answer Accounting Periods : make sure next year exists, then choose Close Year . Search Close Income Statement : enter the year-end date, a journal batch and your retained earnings account, then OK . Open that journal batch, check the lines, and Post . Posted something into the old year later? Post it, then run Close Income Statement again. The whole flow at a glance Year-end close in Business Central ▼ 1. Make sure next year exists Accounting Periods → Create Year (if it isn't there yet) ▼ 2. Close Year Accounting Periods → Close Year (can't be undone) ▼ 3. Close Income Statement BC creates the closing lines in a journal ▼ 4. Review and post the journal P&L accounts zer...

Extending Your Financial Year in Dynamics 365 Business Central Need to extend your current financial year in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC)? You can easily do this within the "Accounting Period" page. This post will guide you through extending your financial period, for example, from the standard 12 periods (1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024) to 15 periods (1/1/2024 - 31/03/2025).     Step 1: Ensure Your Financial Year is Open in Business Central Before extending your accounting period in Dynamics 365 Business Central, the first crucial step is to verify that the financial year you want to extend is still open. Navigate to the "Accounting Period" page and check the “Closed” and “Date Locked” columns for the financial year ending 31/12/2024. These columns should be clear, indicating an 'Open' status.     Step 2: Extend Your Accounting Period     Once you've confirmed the financial year is open, you can proceed with the extension. Manually add in the add...