The topics in this book describe the end-of-period and end-of-year General Ledger procedures. Perform the end-of-period procedures at the end of every period, even it's the end of your fiscal year. Don't be concerned if you're not ready to close General Ledger until several months after your actual fiscal year-end. Normally it takes some time for your end-of-year adjustments to arrive from your accountant. You can change "period 14" in the Accounting Period Maintenance window to reflect the month in which you wish to post. That way, you won't get a warning message every time you post a transaction in the new fiscal year.