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Close or reopen an accounting month

Quick answerIn MAJA Books go to Accountant, open the Periods tab and click Close on the month — the database then refuses every posting, edit or deletion dated in that month; to change it later click Reopen and give the reason.
Where: MAJA Books → Accountant → PeriodsWho: Anyone whose role may write journal entries

Steps — close a month

  1. Click Accountant in the left menu.
  2. Click the Periods tab at the top of the Accountant page.
  3. Find the month. Each row shows how many journals are posted in it and whether it is OPEN or CLOSED.
  4. Click Close and confirm.

Steps — reopen a month

  1. On the Periods tab, find the closed month.
  2. Click Reopen.
  3. Type the reason. It is stored on the period.

What MAJA does for you

  • A closed month is locked in the database itself: no postings, edits, draft postings or deletions of posted entries dated inside it, from any screen.
  • The row shows who closed it and when, or who reopened it, when and why.

Good to know

  • Drafts stay free in a closed month; they are not in the ledger.
  • Closing the current month blocks day-to-day posting until you reopen it. MAJA warns you.
  • If the tills still hold unsent sales for the month, MAJA says the month waits for the tills.
  • A month inside a filed VAT return shows VAT FILED and Unfile to modify. Reopening does not unlock it — only unfiling the return does.

Related guides

Mark a VAT return as filed and pay the FTAUnfile a VAT return to correct itPost a manual journal entry
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