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W7D - Closing & Financial Statements Temporary accounts include revenue, expenses, and dividends. These accounts must be closed at the end of the accounting year. The closing entries are used to reset the balances of temporary accounting to zero so they are ready for the next accounting period. Temporary accounts are accounts with zero balance at the start of the financial period and close at the end. The temporary accounts are revenues and gains, losses and expenses, and drawing or income summary accounts. Some issues that may arise if a corporation were to miss closing some accounts or skip the process entirely would be inaccurate financial statements.The income statement, balance sheet, and statement of retained earnings may not accurately reflect the corporation's financial position and performance. The most important way for a corporation to ensure closing was done properly is through a Post-Closing Trial Balance. The Post-Closing Trial Balance includes all of the permanent accounts and their balances. This happens after the closing entries.
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