01
Trial balance review
Review the trial balance for unusual balances, classification issues and accounts requiring additional investigation.
Reliable reporting. Starts with reliable records.
Reliable financial statements begin with reliable accounting records.
Bapple helps businesses prepare their accounting information for financial reporting and provides the systems and processes needed to maintain accurate records throughout the year.
✓ Reconcile
✓ Review
✓ Adjust
✓ Prepare
Review in progress
YEAR-END PREPARATION
Accounting Review
Current period
TRIAL BALANCE
Reviewed
✓
BALANCE SHEET
Reconciled
✓
GENERAL LEDGER
Reviewing
→
SUPPORTING SCHEDULES
Preparing
–
REPORTING PREPARATION
Closing review
75%
✓
ASSETS
Register reconciled to ledger
Ready
✓
DEPRECIATION
Schedule prepared
Ready
!
ADJUSTMENTS
Year-end entries require review
Review
→
SUPPORT
Schedules being finalised
In progress
RECORDS
Organised
RECONCILIATIONS
Current
REPORTING
Prepared
01
Maintain
Accurate accounting records
→
02
Reconcile
Balance sheet accounts
→
03
Review
Ledger and reporting balances
→
04
Prepare
Year-end information
Prepare the accounting environment before year-end arrives.
Financial reporting becomes more efficient when the accounting records, reconciliations, asset information and supporting schedules are kept organised before the reporting process begins.
02
Balance sheet reconciliations
Reconcile important balance sheet accounts to supporting records and investigate differences before reporting.
03
Income statement review
Review income and expense accounts for consistency, unusual movements and appropriate classification.
04
General ledger review
Review transaction detail to identify incorrect postings, duplicates, unusual entries or balances requiring correction.
05
Asset register preparation
Organise fixed asset information so asset balances can be reviewed and supported during financial reporting.
06
Depreciation schedules
Prepare schedules supporting depreciation calculations and the movement in fixed asset balances.
07
Supporting schedules
Prepare structured supporting schedules for significant account balances and year-end reporting requirements.
08
Year-end accounting adjustments
Assist with identifying and processing appropriate year-end accounting adjustments based on the reviewed information.
09
Audit & review preparation
Organise records, reconciliations and supporting information to make external audit or review processes easier to manage.
10
Financial information organisation
Structure financial records, supporting documents and accounting information so balances can be traced, reviewed and supported more efficiently.
01
→
CAPTURE
Transactions
02
→
RECONCILE
Balances
03
→
SUPPORT
Evidence
04
REPORT
Financials
Don't wait until year-end to organise the accounting.
By keeping your accounting environment organised throughout the year, year-end reporting becomes faster, easier and more transparent.
01
Reconcile regularly
Keep bank, loan, receivable, payable and other balance sheet
accounts supported throughout the year.
02
Review unusual movements
Investigate unexpected balances before they become year-end
problems.
03
Maintain supporting records
Keep asset information, schedules and source documents organised.
04
Prepare continuously
Reduce the volume of cleanup required when financial reporting begins.
YEAR-END READINESS
Accounting control checklist
Review
RECONCILED
8 / 10
SCHEDULES
6 / 8
ADJUSTMENTS
2 Open
✓
BANK
Accounts reconciled
Current
✓
DEBTORS
Outstanding balances reviewed
Current
✓
CREDITORS
Supplier balances reviewed
Current
!
FIXED ASSETS
Disposals require review
Review
→
ACCRUALS
Year-end schedule in progress
Prepare
Keep records current
Reduce year-end cleanup
From accounting records to reporting-ready information.
A structured preparation process helps create a clear audit trail from the accounting transactions through reconciliations, adjustments and the final reporting information.
01
Record
Maintain accurate accounting transactions and classifications.
→
02
Reconcile
Compare accounting balances to reliable supporting information.
→
03
Review
Investigate unusual balances, movements and transactions.
→
04
Adjust
Process appropriate year-end accounting adjustments.
→
05
Prepare
Organise the final accounting information and supporting schedules.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Traceable accounting information
Organised
GENERAL LEDGER
Account balance
R 485,000
✓
RECONCILIATION
Balance agreed
✓
SCHEDULE
Prepared
✓
DOCUMENTS
Available
✓
ADJUSTMENTS
Recorded
✓
REPORTING SUPPORT
Balance can be traced to supporting information
Make the numbers easier to explain and support.
Organised reconciliations and schedules create a clearer link between the general ledger and the information supporting each significant balance.
This improves transparency and makes financial review, audit preparation and year-end queries easier to manage.
✓
Clear account reconciliations
✓
Structured supporting schedules
✓
Traceable source information
✓
Easier year-end review
✓
More transparent reporting preparation
THE OBJECTIVE
Accounting information that is ready for financial reporting.
Maintaining reliable records, reconciliations and supporting schedules throughout the year reduces year-end cleanup and creates a clearer foundation for financial reporting.
Accurate
Records
Supported
Balances
Prepared
Reporting
Reliable reporting. Starts with reliable records.
Reliable financial statements begin with reliable accounting records.
Bapple helps businesses prepare their accounting information for financial reporting and provides the systems and processes needed to maintain accurate records throughout the year.
✓ Reconcile
✓ Review
✓ Adjust
✓ Prepare
Review in progress
YEAR-END PREPARATION
Accounting Review
Current period
TRIAL BALANCE
Reviewed
✓
BALANCE SHEET
Reconciled
✓
GENERAL LEDGER
Reviewing
→
SUPPORTING SCHEDULES
Preparing
–
REPORTING PREPARATION
Closing review
75%
✓
ASSETS
Register reconciled to ledger
Ready
✓
DEPRECIATION
Schedule prepared
Ready
!
ADJUSTMENTS
Year-end entries require review
Review
→
SUPPORT
Schedules being finalised
In progress
RECORDS
Organised
RECONCILIATIONS
Current
REPORTING
Prepared
01
Maintain
Accurate accounting records
→
02
Reconcile
Balance sheet accounts
→
03
Review
Ledger and reporting balances
→
04
Prepare
Year-end information
Prepare the accounting environment before year-end arrives.
Financial reporting becomes more efficient when the accounting records, reconciliations, asset information and supporting schedules are kept organised before the reporting process begins.
01
Trial balance review
Review the trial balance for unusual balances, classification issues and accounts requiring additional investigation.
02
Balance sheet reconciliations
Reconcile important balance sheet accounts to supporting records and investigate differences before reporting.
03
Income statement review
Review income and expense accounts for consistency, unusual movements and appropriate classification.
04
General ledger review
Review transaction detail to identify incorrect postings, duplicates, unusual entries or balances requiring correction.
05
Asset register preparation
Organise fixed asset information so asset balances can be reviewed and supported during financial reporting.
06
Depreciation schedules
Prepare schedules supporting depreciation calculations and the movement in fixed asset balances.
07
Supporting schedules
Prepare structured supporting schedules for significant account balances and year-end reporting requirements.
08
Year-end accounting adjustments
Assist with identifying and processing appropriate year-end accounting adjustments based on the reviewed information.
09
Audit & review preparation
Organise records, reconciliations and supporting information to make external audit or review processes easier to manage.
10
Financial information organisation
Structure financial records, supporting documents and accounting information so balances can be traced, reviewed and supported more efficiently.
01
→
CAPTURE
Transactions
02
→
RECONCILE
Balances
03
→
SUPPORT
Evidence
04
REPORT
Financials
Don't wait until year-end to organise the accounting.
By keeping your accounting environment organised throughout the year, year-end reporting becomes faster, easier and more transparent.
01
Reconcile regularly
Keep bank, loan, receivable, payable and other balance sheet
accounts supported throughout the year.
02
Review unusual movements
Investigate unexpected balances before they become year-end
problems.
03
Maintain supporting records
Keep asset information, schedules and source documents organised.
04
Prepare continuously
Reduce the volume of cleanup required when financial reporting begins.
YEAR-END READINESS
Accounting control checklist
Review
RECONCILED
8 / 10
SCHEDULES
6 / 8
ADJUSTMENTS
2 Open
✓
BANK
Accounts reconciled
Current
✓
DEBTORS
Outstanding balances reviewed
Current
✓
CREDITORS
Supplier balances reviewed
Current
!
FIXED ASSETS
Disposals require review
Review
→
ACCRUALS
Year-end schedule in progress
Prepare
Keep records current
Reduce year-end cleanup
From accounting records to reporting-ready information.
A structured preparation process helps create a clear audit trail from the accounting transactions through reconciliations, adjustments and the final reporting information.
01
Record
Maintain accurate accounting transactions and classifications.
→
02
Reconcile
Compare accounting balances to reliable supporting information.
→
03
Review
Investigate unusual balances, movements and transactions.
→
04
Adjust
Process appropriate year-end accounting adjustments.
→
05
Prepare
Organise the final accounting information and supporting schedules.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Traceable accounting information
Organised
GENERAL LEDGER
Account balance
R 485,000
✓
RECONCILIATION
Balance agreed
✓
SCHEDULE
Prepared
✓
DOCUMENTS
Available
✓
ADJUSTMENTS
Recorded
✓
REPORTING SUPPORT
Balance can be traced to supporting information
Make the numbers easier to explain and support.
Organised reconciliations and schedules create a clearer link between the general ledger and the information supporting each significant balance.
This improves transparency and makes financial review, audit preparation and year-end queries easier to manage.
✓
Clear account reconciliations
✓
Structured supporting schedules
✓
Traceable source information
✓
Easier year-end review
✓
More transparent reporting preparation
THE OBJECTIVE
Accounting information that is ready for financial reporting.
Maintaining reliable records, reconciliations and supporting schedules throughout the year reduces year-end cleanup and creates a clearer foundation for financial reporting.
Accurate
Records
Supported
Balances
Prepared
Reporting