How to Update a Fiscal Year

After creating the new fiscal year, it is still possible to make bookings in the old fiscal year. Consequently, the closing balance of a fiscal year may no longer match the opening balance of the new fiscal year. In this article, you will learn how to align the balances again.

 


 

Please note!
If you want to update the previous fiscal year but it is already closed, you cannot update the fiscal year. Go to the Periods table to temporarily reopen the previous fiscal year.

 

 

Step 1: Select the administration

 

You create fiscal years per administration. The management of the fiscal years of your administrations is done within the Administration module. Search and select the correct administration on the module's homepage.

 

 

Step 2: Select the fiscal year transition

 

To align the opening balance of the new fiscal year with the closing balance of the previous fiscal year, there is an option available through the Update Fiscal Year

button. Click on this button. The 'Update Fiscal Year' window will appear. Select the '2025 --> 2026' option in the Fiscal Years field.

 

Update Fiscal Year 2025 --> 2026

 

 

Step 3: Determine what you want to update

 

With 'Update Opening Balance' and 'Update Hour Balance,' you only update the balances. This can be done multiple times and also at a later time during the year.

 

Update Opening Balance and Hour Balance

 

For the other update options, the process settings are copied one-to-one from one fiscal year to another. If you update the fiscal year again, the adjustments made in the new fiscal year will be adapted to the settings of the previous fiscal year.

 

 

Step 4: Update the fiscal year

 

Click OK. The fiscal year will then be updated immediately.

 

Please note!
You open fiscal years per administration. If you use more than one administration, you must perform this action for each administration.

 


 

Seeing an error message?
Upon repeated use, the adjustments made in the new fiscal year will be overwritten. If an error message appears when updating a fiscal year, the fiscal year must be updated after resolving the error(s). If in doubt about the message, it is advisable to contact the MKG Helpdesk. See also: Error messages when creating and updating a fiscal year.