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title: "Phase 4: Accounting Cutover"
slug: "phase-4-accounting-cutover"
description: "Phase 4 checklist: finalize legacy period-end, match starting balances, import open AP/AR and uncleared bank transactions in R365."
updated: 2025-08-25T21:58:29Z
published: 2025-08-25T21:58:29Z
canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/phase-4-accounting-cutover"
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# Phase 4: Accounting Cutover

In this phase, you will be finalizing period-end in your legacy system and recording all transactions dated post-Go Live in R365 moving forward.

### Goals

- Ending balances in legacy system match starting balances in R365
  - As of one day prior to Go Live (e.g., November 30th if live on December 1st)
- Bring over starting balances
  - Open AP and AR Transactions from your legacy system
    - When: Before you need to cut checks and when the transactions are finalized
  - Uncleared Bank Transactions from your legacy system
    - When the last bank reconciliation is finalized in your legacy system
  - GL History
- Begin following [DWM tasks](/doc/docs/daily-weekly-monthly-quarterly-tasks-accounting-operations) to maintain transactions in R365
- Understand [Beginning Balance Inventory Count](/doc/docs/beginging-balances-inventory-count) process in preparation for the first count completion (if applicable)

### What to prepare for next?

- Closing current period in your legacy system

### Additional Resources

- [Accounting Cutover Process](/doc/docs/accounting-cutover-process)

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## Related

- [R365 Implementation Process (Accounting and Operations)](/what-does-the-onboarding-process-look-like.md)
- [Accounting Cutover Process](/accounting-cutover-process.md)
- [Phase 3: Money Out](/phase-3-money-out.md)
- [Accounting Onboarding to Adoption](/accounting-onboarding-to-adoption.md)
- [Phase 4: Recipes](/phase-4-recipes.md)
- [Phase 3: Inventory](/phase-3-inventory.md)
- [Phase 1: Getting Started & Discovery](/phase-1-getting-started-discovery.md)
- [Phase 5: Banking](/phase-5-banking.md)