Closing tasks are any tasks the bookkeeping team utilizes as part of the month-end close. This includes work with account reconciliations, file review reports, and any other tasks that occur month to month.
Closing task sections
Double comes with pre-defined sections. Any with Double-built reports cannot be hidden or deleted.
Pre-Close: Data entry work before performing your reconciliations – like bank feed coding or POS Journal Entries.
Account Reconciliations: A task list of all accounts that are reconciled for a client
Transaction Review: QA tasks for reviewing transactions; See Transaction Review Reports
Payee/Entity Review: QA tasks for reviewing payees; See Entity Review Reports
Final Review: Review client financial statements before publishing reports; See Financial Statements
Additional Items: Used for additional tasks needed for the close workflow; Example: Delivering financial statements
Accruals: Available with the Scale subscription plan
Add, rename, reorder, and delete sections from your section manager in your Practice Settings (Quick link).
Closing task sections are found beneath the "Tasks for [MONTH ' YY]" drop down arrow within the close.
Task tags
Custom task tags can also be applied to closing tasks! Each task can have one tag each.
Manage closing task tags here in Practice Settings 👉 Quick link.
Assigning tasks and due dates from the close page
All assignees and due dates repeat when new closes are started.
For example, if a task is assigned to User A with a due date of October 23 in the September 2025 close, starting the October 2025 close will assign the task to User A with a due date of November 23.
Manually choose a due date or assignee for each task by clicking the pickers on the task.
Bulk-add due dates and assignees to all tasks in a particular section by clicking the three dots (...) on the right side of a section.
Once these changes are made in the latest close, all closes created after that will copy this closing task structure.
Creating new closing tasks and adding reports
Create a new task by clicking the + Add task or + Add report button below each section.
Account Reconciliation
Add new bank accounts under the Account Reconciliation section by clicking + Add account, then selecting the desired account. There is also an option to "Add all Balance Sheet accounts."
Transaction Review, Payee/Entity Review, and Final Review
From the Transaction Review, Payee/Entity Review, or Final Review sections, clicking + Add Report → + Add default report allows additional pre-built Double reports to be added.
Reordering closing tasks
Reorder closing tasks by dragging and dropping them within their given section. Make sure to click to the right of the task title, hold, then drag the tasks.
Moving closing tasks between sections
To move tasks between closing sections, click to expand the task, and then click the Move button.
Moving file review tasks between the Account Reconciliation, Transaction Review, Payee/Entity Review, Final Review, and Accrual sections is not supported because their tasks are exclusive to those sections only.