Period lock
The date on or before which no entry can be posted. Set by a close; lifted only by reopening the latest period.
In Solo Superstars
Every write to the books checks the lock. A bill dated inside a closed month is refused with the closed-through date, so a late receipt goes in the current month or you reopen on purpose.
Example
Closed through 2026-08-31. A quick expense dated August 20 is refused; dated September 1 it posts.
Codes shown are the defaults a new workspace starts with. Yours may be renamed or renumbered — check Accounting › Chart of accounts. See the full default chart.
Also called
- closed through
- closing date
- QuickBooks: closing date
Related
- Monthly close — Declaring a month finished: everything categorized, statements reconciled, then locked so nothing older can change.
- Locked period — A month or year that has been closed. Its entries, reconciliations and reports are frozen.
- Reopen period — Unlocking the most recently closed month (or year) to make a correction, then closing it again.
- Posting — The moment a journal entry becomes part of your books and starts affecting reports.