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Feb 27, 2020 2:59 PM UTC
Question

Balance Sheet Report - Dividends Balance carrying over to new year

When I pull up my balance sheet for 2020 it is still showing dividends paid for 2019. Why is this carrying over into 2020?

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Feb 27, 2020 3:28 PM UTC

You need to make a journal entry on the first day of your present fiscal year to zero out the dividends and seems to retained earnings.