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Term:

Opening the books

Definition:

Every time a business closes the books for a year, it opens a new set. The new set of books will be empty, therefore the balances from the last balance sheet must be copied into them (via journal entries) so that the business is ready to start the new year.

Related terms:

Residual income

Accrual Method
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