The closing, stage by stage
Period closing, accruals and deferrals, provisions, depreciation run (AfA) and inventory values, each with a log.
Prepared per the HGB (German Commercial Code) format, with prior-year comparison and drill-down to every account.
Text blocks for accounting and valuation methods, disclosures on governing bodies and the subsequent events report.
Mapping of accounts to the taxonomy and submission, including validation notes before you send.
Preparation of the documents for the Bundesanzeiger, depending on size class and legal form.
From a line in the balance sheet back to the source document, with no detour through export files.
For associations and partnerships too
Associations and foundations prepare the statement of funds applied and the proof of reserves, split across the four spheres of § 64 AO. Partnerships get by with a balance sheet and P&L or, where permitted, with the cash-basis income statement (EÜR).
Anyone not required to keep double-entry accounts works with the EÜR on the official form: the same entries, a different report. Switching between the methods is provided for when the legal form changes, and it is logged.
From period closing to disclosure.
The closing is a chain of steps, each with its own deadlines. ZepDesk walks you through them in the order in which they are reviewed.
Deadlines depend on legal form and size class. The order stays the same.
Prepare your closing.
Take over the entries, lock the periods, prepare the closing. Your tax firm follows along through the tax adviser role.