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Sample data. This is the unedited report Month-End Close produced on its bundled sample files, which describe a fictional business, run the same way a subscriber's upload is run (as of 2026-10-14). No AI model and no person touched it. Your own results depend on the exports you upload.

The full download also contains: close_checklist.md, import/bank_card-amex-71003_2026-09.csv, import/bank_card-visa-4417_2026-09.csv, import/bank_checking-operating_2026-09.csv, import/bank_savings-reserve_2026-09.csv, import/categorized_2026-09.csv, import/journal_2026-09.csv, pnl_2026-09.csv, review_list.csv.

Month-end close: September 2026

Cash basis. Amounts are in the statements' currency. Every figure below comes from a file in work/, named next to it; transaction ids (T00042) and flag ids (F003) point to rows in those files.

Summary

Transactions in month 46 (work/categorized.csv)
Income 21,179.22 (work/pnl.json)
Net income -6,059.20 (work/pnl.json)
Uncategorized 30 transactions, 30,015.05 (work/categorized.csv)
Payouts matched 9, 16,537.51 (work/reconciliation.json)
Open receivables at month end 0.00 (work/reconciliation.json)
Flags 11 (work/flags.csv)
Review items 44 (output/review_list.csv)

Profit and loss

Source: work/pnl.json, line detail in work/pnl_detail.csv.

Account Amount Txns
Income
4010 Processor sales (gross) 18,038.60 10
4020 Processor refunds -404.50 4
Uncategorized money in 3,545.12 3
Total income 21,179.22
Expenses
6100 Payment processing fees 573.49 9
Uncategorized money out 26,469.93 27
Total expenses 27,043.42
Operating profit -5,864.20
Other income
4910 Processor adjustments -195.00 2
Total other income -195.00
Net income -6,059.20

Net income includes 30 uncategorized transactions (3,545.12 in, 26,469.93 out). It will change once they have accounts.

Not in the P&L

Money that moved between your own accounts or to balance-sheet accounts.

Account Net movement Txns
Payout clearing 84.50 1
Transfers between accounts 0.00 6

Tie-out: net change across all accounts -5,974.70 = net income -6,059.20 + not in P&L 84.50. Status: ties.

Payouts and deposits

Source: work/reconciliation.json.

Payout Paid out Deposit Net Gross Refunds Fees Other
shopify shopify-2026-09-01 2026-09-01 T00039 2026-09-03 2,220.27 2,295.75 0.00 -75.48 0.00
stripe po_1QxT4kLarksp0904 2026-09-04 T00043 2026-09-05 1,784.29 1,838.50 0.00 -54.21 0.00
shopify shopify-2026-09-08 2026-09-08 T00050 2026-09-10 2,420.07 2,618.40 -112.00 -86.33 0.00
paypal 7PL054471K85X 2026-09-10 T00052 2026-09-11 364.70 316.00 -24.00 -11.80 84.50
stripe po_1QyB7rLarksp0914 2026-09-14 T00060 2026-09-15 3,251.43 3,568.00 -212.50 -104.07 0.00
shopify shopify-2026-09-15 2026-09-15 T00065 2026-09-17 1,907.35 1,988.00 0.00 -65.65 -15.00
shopify shopify-2026-09-22 2026-09-22 T00074 2026-09-24 2,946.56 3,104.60 -56.00 -102.04 0.00
stripe po_1QzH2mLarksp0924 2026-09-24 T00075 2026-09-25 1,251.92 1,490.75 0.00 -58.83 -180.00
paypal 7PL104471K70X 2026-09-25 T00077 2026-09-26 390.92 406.00 0.00 -15.08 0.00

Not matched:

  • shopify payout shopify-2026-09-29 on 2026-09-29, 2,166.28: in transit at month end
  • Deposit T00079 on 2026-09-29, 412.60 (SQUARE INC DES:SQ260929 ID:T3J9 INDN:LARKSPUR CERAMICS CO CCD): no payout record

Invoices

No invoice file was given.

Flags

Source: work/flags.csv. New-vendor and unusual-amount checks: compared with transactions from 2026-08.

Flag Txn Date Description Amount Why
F001 possible duplicate T00054 2026-09-12 ADOBE *CREATIVE CLOUD -59.99 same account, vendor and amount as T00053 on 2026-09-12
F002 unusual amount T00040 2026-09-04 AMZN MKTP US*3M8RR1K20 AMZN.COM/BILL WA -142.33 usual amount 69.02 (median of 2 earlier); this one 142.33
F003 unusual amount T00047 2026-09-09 SIERRA CLAY CO -1,850.00 usual amount 405.52 (median of 2 earlier); this one 1,850.00
F004 new vendor T00051 2026-09-11 THE HOME DEPOT #4710 OAKLAND CA -97.82 first payment to THE HOME DEPOT; 1 payment(s) this month, 97.82 total
F005 new vendor T00062 2026-09-15 ZELLE TO J FERRIS ON 09/15 REF # PP0H7QK2 -2,500.00 first payment to ZELLE TO J FERRIS; 1 payment(s) this month, 2,500.00 total
F006 new vendor T00063 2026-09-16 UPWORK -88213REF SAN FRANCISCO CA -650.00 first payment to UPWORK; 1 payment(s) this month, 650.00 total
F007 new vendor T00070 2026-09-19 CANVA* 04211-34567 -14.99 first payment to CANVA; 1 payment(s) this month, 14.99 total
F008 new vendor T00072 2026-09-22 WIRE TYPE:WIRE OUT DATE:260922 TIME:1104 ET TRN:2026092200118 BNF:KILNWORKS SUPPLY LTD -3,000.00 first payment to KILNWORKS SUPPLY LTD; 1 payment(s) this month, 3,000.00 total
F009 round number transfer T00036 2026-09-01 BRICKYARD PROPERTIES DES:RENT ID:LARKSPUR INDN:LARKSPUR CERAMICS CO CCD -3,200.00 3,200.00 in whole hundreds, money leaving to an uncategorized destination
F010 round number transfer T00062 2026-09-15 ZELLE TO J FERRIS ON 09/15 REF # PP0H7QK2 -2,500.00 2,500.00 in whole hundreds, money leaving to an uncategorized destination
F011 round number transfer T00072 2026-09-22 WIRE TYPE:WIRE OUT DATE:260922 TIME:1104 ET TRN:2026092200118 BNF:KILNWORKS SUPPLY LTD -3,000.00 3,000.00 in whole hundreds, money leaving to an uncategorized destination

Checklist

5 of 10 checks need attention. 44 items in output/review_list.csv.

Check Status Detail Source
Statements read for every account DONE 4 files, 46 transactions in September 2026 work/parse_report.json
Statements cover the whole month CHECK card-amex-71003: transactions run 2026-09-04 to 2026-09-19 work/transactions.csv
Running balances follow from the transactions DONE checking-operating closing 4,475.69 on 2026-09-30 (consistent); savings-reserve closing 17,008.96 on 2026-09-30 (consistent). Compare each closing balance with the bank's statement. work/parse_report.json
Every transaction has an account OPEN 30 uncategorized, 30,015.05 total work/categorized.csv
Proposed rules reviewed OPEN 28 proposals in work/rules_proposed.csv await a yes or no work/rules_proposed.csv
Transfers between accounts paired DONE 5 pairs found work/categorize_report.json
Payouts matched to deposits OPEN 9 matched (16,537.51); 1 in transit; 0 with no deposit; 1 deposit(s) with no payout record work/reconciliation.json
Invoice payments matched N/A no invoice file given work/reconciliation.json
Flags reviewed OPEN 5 new vendor, 1 possible duplicate, 3 round number transfer, 2 unusual amount work/flags.csv
P&L ties to the accounts DONE net change -5,974.70 = net income -6,059.20 + balance sheet 84.50 work/pnl.json

Not checked by the tools

  • Payroll: book gross wages, employer taxes and withholdings from the payroll provider's report (the bank shows only net pay and tax debits).
  • Accruals and prepaids: bills received but not paid, and annual costs paid this month that cover later months.
  • Depreciation and any loan interest/principal split.
  • Sales tax: confirm what was collected and what is owed for the period.
  • Inventory: count or adjust cost of goods sold if you track inventory.
  • Sign-off: the owner or bookkeeper reviews this report and the review list.

Files

  • output/review_list.csv: every item above that needs a person, with the file and line it came from
  • output/pnl_2026-09.csv: the P&L as a spreadsheet
  • output/import/: categorized transactions, a balanced journal and per-account bank files for September 2026
  • work/: every intermediate result the numbers above come from

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