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# 13th Month Adjustment Journals

The 13th Month Adjustment Journal lets you correct and finalize your accounts at the end of a fiscal year. These adjustments ensure that your financial statements accurately reflect your business’s financial position.

In Zoho Books, you can create a 13th month adjustment journal at the last day of the financial year. You can view these adjustments made in the 13th Month Trial Balance report, helping you maintain accurate records.

## Enable 13th Month Adjustment Journals

To record the adjustment journal, you’ll first need to enable it in your Zoho Books organization. To do this:

*   Go to **Settings**.
    
*   Under _Module Settings_, select **Accountant** under _General_.
    
*   Scroll down to the _Journals_ section, and check **Allow 13th Month Adjustments in manual journals**.
    
    ![Enable Adjustment Journal](/books/help/images/accountant/enable-adjustment-journal.png)
*   Click **Save**.
    

The preference will be enabled, and you can now record 13th month adjustment journals in your organization.

## Record 13th Month Adjustment Journals

To record the 13th month adjustment journals:

*   Go to _Accountant_ on the left sidebar and select **Manual Journals**.
    
*   Click **\+ New** in the top right corner.
    
*   On the _New Journal_ page, fill in the following fields:
    
    *   **Period End Adjustment:** Check **Mark this journal as a 13th month adjustment**.
    *   **Fiscal Year:** Select the required fiscal year you follow in your business.
    *   **Reference#:** Provide a unique reference number for internal use.
    *   **Notes:** Provide notes for creating the journal.
    *   **Reporting Method:** Select the required reporting method for which you want to record the adjustment. The available options include: **Accrual and Cash**, **Accrual Only**, and **Cash Only**.
    *   **Currency:** Select the currency in which you want to record the adjustment.
    *   Select the required accounts, and provide the correct credit and debit entries.
*   Click **Save and Publish** or **Save as Draft** and publish it later.
    
    ![Record Adjustment Journal](/books/help/images/accountant/record-adjustment-journal.png)

The journal will be recorded on the last day of the fiscal year you’ve selected.

## 13th Month Trial Balance Report

When you record a 13th month adjustment journal in Zoho Books, it will be reflected in the Trial Balance report. The difference between the Trial Balance report that already exists in Zoho Books and this report is that the Trial Balance report usually follows the standard 12-month range to record and report transactions. To generate this Trial Balance report:

*   Go to **Reports** on the left sidebar.
    
*   Scroll down to the _Accountant_ section, and select **Trial Balance** report, or search for the report in the search bar available at the top of the page.
    
*   Enable the toggle next to **Show 13th Month Adjustments** at the top of the page.
    
    ![Trial Balance Adjustment](/books/help/images/accountant/trial-balance-adjustment.png)

The journal entries for the 13th month adjustment will also be displayed along with other journal entries in the Trial balance report.