Balancing the opening retained earnings with prior's closing

Published: 16/05/2023

Before attempting to balance the financial statements, you should check 3 things:

The Information Store is complete
The Working Trial Balance balances
All accounts have been mapped

If your Caseware Working Papers file has been rolled forward from the previous year and there are new accounts to be mapped; the latest template will show this on the balance check. To see these accounts and map them, double-click on the red triangle. This will take you to the “Assign Mapping Numbers” screen.

Now that your Trial Balance is fully mapped, navigate back to CaseView to go back to your Financial Statements. The Financial Statements will be recalculated and the balancing difference from unmapped accounts will disappear. Follow the recommended steps below to balance each of the indicators on the balance check.

Opening Retained Income does not equal prior year’s closing

1. Ensure that the Opening Balance for Retained Income in the relevant year matches the Closing Balance of the Retained Income for the prior year.

2. Confirm this in the Assign Mapping Numbers screen.
3. Go to the CaseWare file |Click on ‘Account’ | ‘Assign Mappings’.

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4. Ensure that the Opening Balance for Retained Income in the relevant year matches the Closing Balance of the Retained Income for the prior year.
5. Confirm this in the Assign Mapping Numbers screen.
6. Go to the CaseWare file |Click on ‘Account’ | ‘Assign Mappings’.

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