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<body id="concept-5723"><main role="main"><article role="article" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title1"><h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Release Notes</h1><div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">Browse new features and corrections for ACS People Suite and ACS Financial Suite.</p><section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">2023</h2><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.47-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.47 Release Notes</a></p><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.46-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.46 Release Notes</a></p><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.45-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.45 Release Notes</a></p></section><section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">2022</h2><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.44-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.44 Release Notes</a></p><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.43-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.43 Release Notes</a></p><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.42-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.42 Release Notes</a></p><p class="p"><a class="xref" href="/acs/people/release-notes/acs-11.7.1.41-release-notes">ACS 11.7.1.41 Release Notes</a></p></section></div></article></main></body>

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Our latest year-end webinars are available. Also, stay informed and register for future webinars.

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About Year-End Procedures

Determine which modules require you to close only the month and which modules require year-end closing procedures.

Preparing for Year-End

End of procedures for the ACS Accounts Payable module.

Accounts Payable Year-End Procedures

About the Purchase Orders module and year-end in ACS.

Purchase Orders Year-End Procedures

The Accounts Receivable module and year-end in ACS.

Accounts Receivable Year-End Procedures

The ACS Fixed Assets module is a management system you can use to track valuable items and equipment.

Fixed Assets Year-End Procedures

The ACS Contributions module maintains complete giving records for all contributors.

Contributions Year-End Procedures

Manage year-end payroll procedures with the ACS Payroll module.

Payroll Year-End Procedures

Procedures for ACS General Ledger module at year-end.

General Ledger Year-End Procedures

Once you've completed year-end, you can get ready for the new year.

Getting Ready for the New Year

<body id="concept-1350"><main role="main"><article role="article" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title1"><h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">ACS Year-End Guide</h1><div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">The guide to year-end for ACS People Suite and ACS Financial Suite. </p><section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">About the Year-End Guide</h2><p class="p">The year-end guide contains step-by-step guidelines to help you complete year-end quickly and efficiently.</p><p class="p">You may want to read about <a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/preparing-for-year-end">Preparing for Year-End</a> and <a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/preparing-for-year-end/backing-up-your-financial-data">Backing Up Your Financial Data</a>. Or, select a topic from the list of common year-end tasks or the table of contents.</p><p class="p">You can also <a class="xref j-external-link" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ezd_org_acstech/snapshots/vg1juHDUoYyXFMOhU6fI/f4b2e990-a6da-11ec-82cb-02426f8c9dac?GoogleAccessId=multi-tenant-k8s-content-api@production-services-302914.iam.gserviceaccount.com&amp;Expires=1686207182&amp;Signature=zIYQS9btdtO8lfidUqHXTfpe0sMPQ5RB29zPLy%2FfZyfgBZqBig0Ck3zDg3jXXWRHVdCylpCWH73IXRrsa9v7iIYvZYpybXs17KPvmpaD%2B%2FvHGi2Vln75rTnC1NJR9FeC9jTAXmNwlYIL3pUfkJT7aVLakIdpzEGACH7JlixfgsYzg1TrCLO5%2BVtehnS5ospVpTHXGRIvwSbp8MvuO0t%2FtfaO%2FS%2F3IRjPihqtOBLBd7gL455H6L%2FY%2F9Fu1u3l%2BJpygMkyXyDpzVkshq7XiXGMF1C1bbStQklsBOs1k1P0UrY7a%2FCM71xsDYhq%2FAUnJvzHheApGih18g1ONOH8qzdPOQ%3D%3D&amp;response-content-disposition=filename%3D%222021_Year_End_Guide.pdf%22" target="_blank">view and print a PDF</a> of the year-end guide.</p></section><section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Recorded Webinars</h2><span class="ph b">ACS Financials | Year-End Closing — </span>This one hour webinar covers the ins and outs of closing your year in ACS Financial Suite. Our expert discusses reports, searches and crucial steps to help you be successful in closing your church's year. <a class="xref j-external-link" href="https://player.vimeo.com/video/777356008?h=7a7d8baf73" target="_blank">Watch recorded webinar</a> (12/1/22).<p class="p"><span class="ph b">Ask the Experts Webinar | Year End Tax Forms with Nelco Solutions —</span> This webinar with Nelco Solutions answers your questions and give you a quick rundown on how Nelco can take the guesswork out of your year-end forms. <a class="xref j-external-link" href="https://player.vimeo.com/video/488137067?h=7316eeff77" target="_blank">Watch recorded webinar</a> (12/13/22).</p><p class="p"><span class="ph b">Ask the Experts | Year-End Closing —</span> In this webinar, our experts answer questions regarding the purpose of doing a year-end closing, the differences between year-end and month-end closings, timing of closing associated with tax filings, and what to do when adjustments are needed before closing the books. <a class="xref j-external-link" href="https://player.vimeo.com/video/786892183?h=9d4d719d21" target="_blank">Watch recorded webinar</a> (1/5/23).</p></section><section class="section"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Common Year-End Tasks</h2><div class="p"><ul class="ul"><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/preparing-for-year-end/backing-up-your-financial-data">Backing Up Your Financial Data </a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/preparing-for-year-end/year-end-closing-checklist">Year-end Closing checklist </a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/preparing-for-year-end">Preparing for Year-End </a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/accounts-payable-year-end-procedures/printing-form-1096-at-year-end">Printing Form 1096 at Year-End </a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/contributions-year-end-procedures/printing-contributions-statements-at-year-end">Printing Contributions Statements at Year-End </a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/payroll-year-end-procedures/working-with-form-w-2-at-year-end">Working with Form W-2 at Year-End</a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/payroll-year-end-procedures/preparing-and-printing-form-941">Preparing and Printing Form 941 </a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/accounts-payable-year-end-procedures/preparing-and-printing-form-1099-at-year-end">Preparing and Printing Form 1099 at Year-End</a></li><li class="li"><a class="xref" href="/acs/financials/acs-year-end-guide/contributions-year-end-procedures/reassigning-envelope-numbers-at-year-end">Reassigning Envelope Numbers at Year-End </a></li></ul></div></section></div></article></main></body>

The guide to year-end for ACS People Suite and ACS Financial Suite.

ACS Year-End Guide

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Events are scheduled activities. Examples include worship, Vacation Bible School, weddings, weekly meetings, special programs, and athletic events.

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These recorded ACS Financial Suite webinars can help you with ministry administration.

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