# Starting Balances Option

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327>\
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**Created:** [February 18, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327 "2021-02-18T08:28:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moh.Shadistic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/moh.shadistic/32/20438_2.png) [@Moh.Shadistic](https://forum.manager.io/u/Moh.Shadistic)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/1 "2021-02-18T08:28:00Z")

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Dear Concern,  
We are Using Cloud Version, we can’t Find Starting Balance Option to Incorporate our Prev Balances in Books, pls look into this matter.

 ![Starting Balance](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/b/c/bc29fc4a7c77c51a7d0f8a49ff63875e6e4a3a14.png)

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/2 "2021-02-18T09:05:30Z")

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This has been changed.  
You will have to enter the start date in the settings and then:

- create sales invoices for starting receivables
- create purchase invoices for starting payables
- Everything else should be entered as starting balance in the relevant master (i.e. salaries payable in employee, net book value in fixed assets, customer credits in customer … etc.)

You can check the guides here:

- [Set start date | Manager](https://www.manager.io/guides/9783)
- [Enter starting balances | Manager](https://www.manager.io/guides/15718)

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**Author:** ![Moh.Shadistic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/moh.shadistic/32/20438_2.png) [@Moh.Shadistic](https://forum.manager.io/u/Moh.Shadistic)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/3 "2021-02-18T09:44:49Z")

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So we Can Add Starting/Closing Balances through Journal Entry?  
Dr. ABC Customer  
Cr. Sales ?

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/4 "2021-02-18T09:51:32Z")

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No

If the starting balances include unpaid customer invoices, you enter them as specified in the guide linked to above

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**Author:** ![Moh.Shadistic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/moh.shadistic/32/20438_2.png) [@Moh.Shadistic](https://forum.manager.io/u/Moh.Shadistic)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/5 "2021-02-18T10:00:56Z")

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Through this?

 ![Screenshot 2021-02-18 145954](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/0/d/0db8aaf3b48506f38ee844f362c3b74803bf017f.png)

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**Author:** ![Joe91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/joe91/32/35781_2.png) [@Joe91](https://forum.manager.io/u/Joe91)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/6 "2021-02-18T10:15:22Z")

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Only if it is a credit balance ie your business owes the customer money

If he owes the business money, then you must enter the invoices outstanding

This is all explained in the guide - did you read the guide?

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**Author:** ![Moh.Shadistic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/moh.shadistic/32/20438_2.png) [@Moh.Shadistic](https://forum.manager.io/u/Moh.Shadistic)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/7 "2021-02-18T11:50:02Z")

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Now I got it. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/starting-balances-option/33327/8 "2023-01-18T14:46:30Z")

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Closed on January 18, 2023, 2:46pm UTC