# Closing the books

> Closing the books means finishing the recording of a period, a month or a year, after checking its figures, so it is not changed afterward.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/closing-the-books

Closing the books means finishing the recording of a period, a month or a year, after checking its figures, so it is not changed afterward.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

Before closing, match the cash and bank, and review debtors, creditors and stock. After it, no entry with an old date goes in except through a documented fix. It gives numbers you can rely on for decisions and tax.

## A worked example

After checking January with sales of 12,400 and costs of 8,900, you close it. The profit of 3,500 stays fixed and later entries do not alter it.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/closing-the-books
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/closing-the-books

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