Processes And Workflows

Start the course with an overview of what you’ll learn and the step-by-step agenda we’ll follow to complete a thorough year-end cleanup. Alicia Katz Pollock will outline the key areas of focus so you know exactly what to expect.

Intro and Agenda

Discover why a year-end cleanup is more than just a compliance task—it’s a chance to strengthen your financial foundation. Learn how proper cleanup ensures accurate tax filings, prevents errors, and supports better decision-making.

Why Do a Year-End Cleanup?

Get familiar with QuickBooks Online Accountant’s built-in tools that simplify the year-end process. Alicia demonstrates how these features streamline reconciliations, reviews, and reporting.

QBOA’s Tools

Learn how to review and confirm Accounts Receivable to ensure all customer invoices are accurate and up-to-date before closing the books.

Confirm A/R

Check Accounts Payable for accuracy by reviewing unpaid bills and ensuring vendor balances match your records.

Confirm A/P

Make sure undeposited funds are cleared correctly and not overstating your income. Learn how to spot errors and clean them up.

Confirm Undeposited Funds

Reconciliation is at the heart of accurate books. Learn the best practices for reconciling all accounts thoroughly.

Reconciling Properly and Completely

Misclassified transactions can distort your reports. Alicia shows you how to properly categorize income and expenses for a clean year-end.

Categorize Transactions Properly

Learn how to analyze current-year financials against past years to identify anomalies and confirm accuracy.

Compare to Previous Years

Discover how to perform year-end inventory adjustments to reflect actual stock levels and correct cost of goods sold.

Adjust Inventory

Understand how to record depreciation and amortization so your assets and expenses reflect reality.

Depreciation and Amortization Adjustments

Learn the process of resetting owner’s equity for the new fiscal year to keep your books organized.

Resetting Equity

See how to officially close your books in QuickBooks, locking in your year-end work and preventing changes.

Closing Your Books

Learn how to review year-end reports for accuracy, clarity, and actionable insights.

Analyzing Your Reports

Protect your work by making backups of your QuickBooks data before finalizing year-end.

Making Backups

Learn more about Royalwise, Alicia Katz Pollock’s company, and how they support businesses and bookkeepers with training and resources.

About Royalwise

Year End with Alicia Katz Pollock is designed to give you confidence and clarity during one of the most important times of the financial year. Alicia, an expert in QuickBooks and business accounting, provides step-by-step guidance on everything you need to successfully close the books.In this course, you’ll learn how to:<ul><li>Reconcile accounts and verify balances for accuracy</li><li>Review and clean up transactions to avoid costly mistakes</li><li>Generate key financial reports for tax preparation and business planning</li><li>Organize documentation to streamline collaboration with accountants or advisors</li><li>Implement best practices that make next year’s close even easier</li></ul>Whether you’re a small business owner, bookkeeper, or accounting professional, this course will equip you with the skills and confidence to complete year-end tasks efficiently and accurately—setting the stage for smarter financial decisions in the year ahead.

Get ready for a smooth year-end close with Alicia Katz Pollock. This course walks you through best practices, tools, and strategies to simplify reconciliations, clean up accounts, and prepare accurate reports—ensuring your business starts the new year str

Year End with Alicia Katz Pollock

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