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    Oct 2, 2010, 10:44 PM
    Balance sheet closing entries?
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    Oct 3, 2010, 07:39 AM

    At the endin of the accounting period you close out temporary accounts (Income Statement accounts) and transfer them to permanent accounts (Balance Sheet accounts). Basically you are transferring Net Income to Retained Earnings and resetting your revenues and expense accounts to a zero balance.

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