Year-End Close Checklist

Create a year-end financial close checklist for {{business_type}}. Cover the additional steps beyond a monthly close: full reconciliations, accruals and deferrals, depreciation and amortization, inventory count and valuation, bad-debt review, fixed-asset register, tax provisions, intercompany items if relevant, financial statement preparation, and audit or filing readiness. Sequence it with owners and deadlines, flag the steps most likely to cause errors or delays, and note what to prepare early to avoid a year-end crunch. Note that an accountant should confirm treatment.