Year-end closing procedures for the Payables Management module in Microsoft Dynamics GP

This article describes the recommended year-end closing procedures for the Payables Management module in Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Applies to:   Microsoft Dynamics GP
Original KB number:   875169

Summary

The More Information section contains the following information:

• A checklist of the steps that you must follow to complete the calendar year-end closing procedures.

• A checklist of the steps that you must follow to complete the fiscal year-end closing procedures.

• Detailed information about each step in the checklists.

• A list of frequently asked questions.

More Information

Read this whole article before you do the steps. If you've questions, contact Microsoft Dynamics Technical Support.

Payables Management master year-end closing checklist

1. Post all transactions for the year.
2. Print the Aged Trial Balance with Options report.
3. Print the Vendor Period Analysis Report.
4. Install the Payroll year-end update (optional)
5. Make a backup that is named "Pre-1099 Edits."
6. Verify the 1099 information and edit it if it's required.
7. Print the 1099 statements.
8. Make a backup that is named "Pre Year-End."
9. Close the year.
10. Close the fiscal periods.
11. Close the tax year.
12. Make a backup that is named "Post Year-End."

Payables Management calendar year-end closing checklist

1. Post all transactions for the calendar year.
2. Print the Aged Trial Balance with Options report.
3. Make a backup that is named "Pre-1099 Edits."
4. Verify the 1099 information and edit it if it's required.
5. Print the 1099 statements.
6. Make a backup that is named "Pre Year-End."
7. Close the calendar year.
8. Close the fiscal periods.
9. Close the tax year.
10. Make a backup that is named "Post Year-End."

Payables Management fiscal year-end closing checklist

1. Post all transactions for the fiscal year.
2. Print the Vendor Period Analysis Report.
3. Make a backup that is named "Pre Year-End."
4. Close the fiscal year.
5. Close the fiscal periods.
6. Make a backup that is named "Post Year-End."

Detailed information for each step in the year-end checklist

The following steps are detailed information for the year-end checklist.

Step 1: Post all transactions for the year

Post all transactions for the year before you close the year. If you want to enter future period transactions before you close the year, create a new batch for the future period transactions. Save the future period transactions in the new batch, but don't post the new batch until after the year has been closed.

The following areas of Microsoft Dynamics GP aren't date-sensitive:

• The Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window
• SmartList objects
• Vendor Summary reports

These areas of Microsoft Dynamics GP will be incorrect if you don't close the payables year after you enter all current year transactions and before you enter any transactions for the new year. However, the Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window is editable. So you can update the information in the Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window if it's required.

To access the Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window, follow these steps:

1. On the Cards menu, point to Purchasing, and then select Summary.
2. In the Vendor Credit Summary window, type a vendor ID in the Vendor ID field, and then select Yearly.
3. In the Summary View list, select Amounts Since Last Close.

To view the SmartList columns that are affected, follow these steps:

1. Open SmartList. To do it in Microsoft Dynamics GP, select SmartList on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu.

2. Expand the Purchasing node, and then select Vendors.

3. Select Columns.

4. Select Add.

5. Select the following fields in the Available Columns list.

   Note

   The items flagged with an asterisk are affected by the calendar year-end close. All other items are affected by the fiscal year-end close.

   • 1099 Amount YTD
   • 1099 Amount LYR
   • Amount Billed YTD
   • Amount Billed LYR
   • Amount Paid YTD
   • Amount Paid LYR
   • Average Days To Pay - Year
   • Discount Available LYR
   • Discount Available YTD
   • Discount Lost LYR
   • Discount Lost YTD
   • Discount Taken LYR
   • Discount Taken YTD
   • Finance Charge LYR
   • Finance Charge YTD
   • Number of Finance Charges LYR
   • Number of Finance Charges YTD
   • Number of Invoice LYR
   • Number of Invoice YTD
   • Number of Paid Invoice YTD
   • Returns LYR
   • Returns YTD
   • Trade Discounts Taken LYR
   • Trade Discounts Taken YTD
   • Withholding LYR
   • Withholding YTD
   • Write Offs LYR
   • Write Offs YTD

6. Select OK.

7. Select OK.

To view the Vendor Summary reports, follow these steps:

1. On the Reports menu, point to Purchasing, and then select Analysis.
2. In the Reports list, select Calendar Year.
3. In the Options list, select an option, and then select Print.

Step 2: Print the Aged Trial Balance with Options report

We recommend that you print a paper copy of the Aged Trial Balance with Options report to keep with your year-end permanent financial records. To do it, follow these steps:

1. On the Reports menu, point to Purchasing, and then select Trial Balance.
2. In the Reports list, select Aged Trial Balance with Options.

Step 3: Print the Vendor Period Analysis report

We recommend that you print a paper copy of the Vendor Period Analysis report to keep with your year-end permanent financial records. To do it, follow these steps:

1. On the Reports menu, point to Purchasing, and then select Analysis.
2. In the Reports list, select Period.

Step 4: Install the Payroll year-end update (optional)

If there are compliance changes for Payables Management, such as 1099 form changes, install the Payroll year-end update. If there are no changes or compliance issues for the tax year for Payables Management, you may skip this step.

Review the changes that are included in the Payroll year-end update.

Step 5: Make a backup that is named Pre-1099 Edits

Create a backup, and then put the backup in safe, permanent storage. A backup gives you a permanent record of the company's financial position at the end of the year, and this backup can be restored later if it's required. A backup lets you recover data quickly if a power fluctuation or other problem occurs during the year-end closing procedure.

To create a backup in Microsoft Dynamics GP, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Maintenance on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, and then select Backup.

2. In the Company Name list, select your company name.

3. Change the path of the backup file if it's required, and then select OK.

   Note

   We recommend that you name this backup Pre-1099 Edits to differentiate it from your other backups.

Step 6: Verify the 1099 information and edit it if it's required

To print the 1099 edit list, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Routines, point to Purchasing, and then select Print 1099.

2. Enter the Company Information and Address ID.

3. Select the printer icon in the upper right corner to print the 1099 Edit List. Review for accuracy.

4. If you need to edit any 1099 information, use one of the following methods (Method 1 and 2 is recommended for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and higher versions and also illustrated in Editing made EASY for 1099s in Microsoft Dynamics GP

Method 1: (RECOMMENDED) Edit 1099 Transaction details (Applies to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and higher versions)

1. Select Transactions, point to Purchasing, and select Edit 1099 Transaction Information.

2. Select the appropriate Vendor ID. (Only vendors set to be 1099able will be displayed in the window.)

3. You may restrict by Voucher Number, by Document Number, or by Date, if wanted.

4. Select if you want 1099 Debit Transactions, All Debit Transactions, or All Credit Transactions.

5. The vendor's transaction detail will populate in the bottom of the window. For each transaction, you can edit the Tax Type, Box Number, and Amount on open and historical transactions.

   Note

   You may not enter a higher 1099 amount than the total amount of the document.

6. Select Process to have the changes made and the 1099 will be updated.

Method 2: VENDOR NOT MARKED CORRECTLY: (Applies to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and higher versions)

If you marked a vendor as 1099able and shouldn't have, or you forgot to mark a vendor as 1099able at all, you can use the Update 1099 Information utility to change the 1099 status on the vendor and also to update the 1099 information. You can change a 1099 vendor to be non-1099 or visa versa.

1. Select Tools under Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Utilities, point to Purchasing, and select Update 1099 Information.

2. Mark the bullet for Vendor and 1099 Transactions.

3. In the FROM and TO sections, enter the following content:

   • To change a vendor to be 1099able: select Not a 1099 Vendor in the FROM section, and select the appropriate 1099 type of Dividend, Interest or Miscellaneous, and the appropriate 1099 Box number in the TO section. (Miscellaneous and Box 7 Nonemployee Compensation is the most common.)

   • To change a vendor to not be 1099able : Select the current Tax Type and 1099 Box Number that is selected on the Vendor Maintenance Options window for the vendor in the FROM section, and select Not a 1099 Vendor in the TO section.

   *If Not a 1099 Vendor isn't an option in the drop-down lists, then either you aren't on a GP version higher than Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, or you didn't select Vendor and 1099 Transactions as instructed in step 2.

4. Use the Range restriction to restrict to the Vendor ID that you wish to change and select INSERT.

5. Select Process. The vendor status will be updated on the Vendor Maintenance Options window, and the 1099 information will be updated appropriately. You can use the 1099 details window (see Method 1) to verify.

Method 3: Edit the 1099 directly (Use for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 and prior versions, but can work for all versions)

1. On the Cards menu, point to Purchasing, and then select 1099 Details.

2. In the Vendor ID list, select a vendor ID.

3. In the Tax Type list, select one of the following:

   • Dividend

   • Interest

   • Miscellaneous

4. In the Display area, select Month or Year, and then type 20XX in the Year field. (Enter the wished year for the 20XX placeholder.)

5. In the Amount column, type the correct 1099 amount. Select Save.

Method 4: Edit the 1099 directly (Use for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 and prior versions, but can work for all versions)

1. On the Cards menu, point to Purchasing, and then select Summary.

2. In the Vendor ID list, select a vendor ID, and then select Period.

3. In the Year field, type 20XX. (Enter the wished year for the 20XX placeholder.)

4. In the Month/Period field, select the appropriate month or period.

5. Select the 1099 Details blue expansion button that appears next to the 1099 Amount field. This 1099 Details window will open.

6. In the Amount column, type the correct 1099 amount for the respective box.

7. Press Save. Exist out of the remaining windows.

Step 7: Print the 1099 statements

To print the 1099 statements, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Routines, point to Purchasing, and then select Print 1099.
2. In the 1099 Year field, type 20XX. (Enter the year for the 20XX placeholder.)
3. Each of your 1099 report types must be printed separately. In the Print 1099 window, select the options that you want in the 1099 Type field and in the 1099 Box Number field, and then select Print.

The following table provides additional information about the fields on the 1099 form and where this information can be located in Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Currently, Microsoft Dynamics GP doesn't handle magnetic media filing of state 1099s. The following Microsoft Dynamics Partner does offer compatible State W-2 and 1099 magnetic media products. For more information, contact:

Greenshades Accounting Software, Inc.
7800 Belfort Parkway Suite 220
Jacksonville, FL 32207
General: 1-800-209-9793 (Toll-Free)
Sales: 1-800-209-9793x2 (Toll-Free)
sales@greenshades.com
Greenshades

Step 8: Make a backup that is named Pre Year-End

Create a backup, and then put the backup in safe, permanent storage. A backup gives you a permanent record of the company's financial position at the end of the year, and this backup can be restored later if it's required. A backup lets you recover data quickly if a power fluctuation or other problem occurs during the year-end closing procedure.

To create a backup in Microsoft Dynamics GP, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Maintenance on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, and then select Backup.
2. In the Company Name list, select your company name.
3. Change the path of the backup file if it's required, and then select OK.

   Note

   We recommend that you name this backup "Pre Year-End" to differentiate it from your other backups.

Step 9: Close the year

To close the year, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Routines, point to Purchasing, and then select Year-End Close.

2. If you're closing both your fiscal and calendar year at the same time, select All. If you're just closing your calendar year, select Calendar. If you're just closing your fiscal year, select Fiscal.

3. Select the Print Report check box, and then select Close Year.

   Note

   We recommend that you keep a paper copy of the year-end report together with your permanent year-end audit records.

To view the Vendor Yearly Summary window, follow these steps:

1. On the Cards menu, point to Purchasing, and then select Summary.
2. In the Vendor ID field, type a vendor ID to view, and then select Yearly.

The calendar year details
The calendar year-end process in Microsoft Dynamics GP will clear the 1099 Amount Year to Date field and then transfer the amount to the 1099 Amount Last Year field for the Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window.

The fiscal year details
The fiscal year-end process in Microsoft Dynamics GP will clear the following fields:

• Amount Billed YTD
• Amount Paid YTD
• Average Days To Pay - Year
• Discount Available YTD
• Discount Lost YTD
• Discount Taken YTD
• Finance Charge YTD
• Number of Finance Charges YTD
• Number of Invoice YTD
• Number of Paid Invoice YTD
• Returns YTD
• Trade Discounts Taken YTD
• Withholding YTD
• Write Offs YTD

The amounts in these fields will also be updated in the Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window:

• Amount Billed LYR
• Amount Paid LYR
• Discount Available LYR
• Discount Lost LYR
• Discount Taken LYR
• Finance Charge LYR
• Number of Finance Charges LYR
• Number of Invoice LYR
• Returns LYR
• Trade Discounts Taken LYR
• Withholding LYR
• Write Offs LYR

Step 10: Close the fiscal periods

You can use the Fiscal Periods Setup window to close any fiscal periods that are still open for the year. It prevents users from accidentally posting transactions to the wrong period or year. Verify that you've posted all transactions for the period and the year for all modules before closing fiscal periods. If you must later post transactions to a fiscal period that you've already closed, you can return to the Fiscal Periods Setup window to reopen the period before you can post a transaction.

To close a fiscal period, follow these steps:

1. Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Setup, point to Company, and then select Fiscal Periods.
2. Select the Purchasing check box for the Period that you must close.

Step 11: Close the tax year

To close the tax year, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Routines, point to Company, and then select Tax Year-End Close.
2. Select the Close Year check box and the Print Report check box.
3. Select Process. When you're prompted to continue with the year-end close. Select Yes.

   Note

   We recommend that you keep a paper copy of the year-end report together with your permanent year-end audit records.

Step 12: Make a backup that is named Post Year-End

Create a backup, and then put the backup in safe, permanent storage. A backup gives you a permanent record of the company's financial position at the end of the year, and this backup can be restored later if it's required. A backup lets you recover data quickly if a power fluctuation or other problem occurs during the year-end closing procedure.

To create a backup in Microsoft Dynamics GP, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Maintenance on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, and then select Backup.
2. In the Company Name list, select your company name.
3. Change the path of the backup file if it's required, and then select OK.

   Note

   We recommend that you name this backup "Post Year-End" to differentiate it from your other backups.

Frequently asked questions

Q1: Are inactive vendor records cleared during year-end closing? If not, how can inactive vendor records be removed?

A1: No, inactive vendor records aren't automatically removed. To remove an inactive vendor record, the following conditions must be true:

• No current year 1099 amounts exist for the vendor
• The vendor has no documents in work or history.

To delete all inactive vendor records that fit these criteria, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Dynamics GP, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Utilities, point to Purchasing, and then select Mass Vendor Delete.
2. In the Range list, select by Vendor Status.
3. In the From list, select Inactive.
4. In the To list, select Inactive.
5. Select Process.

Q2: What should I do if I must issue a check on January 1 for the next year, but I'm not ready to close the current year yet?

A2: Print the checks, but don't post them until after you process your year-end closing. If you must post the checks immediately, change the Amount Paid fields in the Amounts Since Last Close view of the Vendor Yearly Summary window.