Accounting Software Glossary

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Definition of Opening the books

Each year a business closes its books and opens a new set. The balances from the last balance sheet must be copied into the new books in order to start the new year. Opening the books is the process of starting the new set of accounts and aking them "open" to have transactions entered into them.


Other accounting software terms beginning with O

Opening the books
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Ordinary Share
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Original book of entry
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Overheads
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