How the month-end proof works
Accountable checks every month-end, account by account, against your old tool and your statements. A month ties only when the difference is exactly $0.00.
In Accountable: Move your booksUpdated September 30, 2026
Steps
Step 1: After you press Start the move, wait for the headline N of M months tie to the cent.
Step 2: Look at the month strip: blue months are settled, amber months need you, and grey months had nothing to check against.
Step 3: Answer each question card, one at a time. A month off by some amount offers choices like Add the missing entry, Match the bank or Keep the old tool's version.
Step 4: Press Show next to N months match to see every month and what happened to it.
Step 5: Download the migration report as PDF or Excel for your CPA, then press Continue.
What is checked each month
- Every account's balance at month-end against your old tool's balance sheet or trial balance.
- Each month's income and expenses against your old profit and loss.
- Total equity, including the roll-forward of retained earnings.
- Every bank and card ending balance against its statement.
- What customers owe you and what you owe vendors against their control accounts.
What each month's result means
- Ties to the cent: every check matched exactly.
- Explained: a clear export problem fixed for you, like a line listed twice or opening balances from before your history starts.
- Fixed by your answer, or Kept as it was: you answered its question.
- Needs you: a difference Accountable can't explain. Answer its question to continue.
- Nothing to check against: your files have no month-end numbers for that month. The month is rebuilt but not proven. Add your old tool's trial balance or balance sheet by month to check it.
Good to know
- There is no tolerance: a month ties only at exactly $0.00.
- A difference carried from an earlier month counts against that earlier month only, so one missing entry never flags every month after it.