When the control account stops agreeing with the subledger
Accounts receivable should always equal the sum of unpaid invoices. When it does not, someone posted a journal straight to the control account — and that is worth finding.
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Your payroll liability accounts should have a shape
Each payroll liability has a predictable rhythm. A balance that does not fit the rhythm is the cheapest error you will ever find — and the one most often found by the CRA instead.
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Bank reconciliation is a completeness check, not a tick-box exercise
Matching the ledger to the statement proves your books contain everything that happened. Here is what the differences actually mean, and which ones are a problem.
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A month-end close that closes
The close is a sequence, not a checklist you can do in any order. Getting the order right is most of what makes a period stay closed once you have signed it off.
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