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When entering sales receipts, why do I get a message saying this transaction was on or before your company's closing date and that it will affect the books?
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Sounds like someone set the closing date and you are trying to save a back dated transaction
closing the books in QB is not an accounting close the books, all closing the books in QB does is password protect previous entries
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