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monthly-close from receiptor-ai/bookkeeping-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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SKILL.md skill
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receiptor-ai/bookkeeping-skills
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skills/monthly-close/SKILL.md
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Repeatable month-end close checklist for small businesses — lock the period, process outstanding receipts, categorize remaining items, reconcile all accounts, review large transactions, check contractor 1099 thresholds, generate monthly P&L summary. Trigger on "close the month", "month-end close", "monthly bookkeeping", "close the books".

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What the file says

# Monthly Close

A repeatable month-end close process for small businesses that produces reliable financial statements and catches errors before they compound.

## Read these when needed

- Read [references/CLOSE-ARTIFACTS.md](references/CLOSE-ARTIFACTS.md) before marking a month closed or handing the package to an accountant.
- Run `scripts/monthly_close_summary.py` when you want a deterministic summary of close checklist completion and outstanding blockers.

## Why monthly close matters

Without a regular close, errors accumulate. A missed transaction in January becomes a cascading reconciliation problem by June. A miscategorized expense in March inflates a tax line by December. Monthly close is the discipline that keeps books trustworthy.

The purpose is simple: at the end of each month, verify that every transaction is recorded, categorized, and reconciled — then lock the period so nothing changes retroactively. The output is a set of financial statements you can actually trust.

## When to run
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mdr add receiptor-ai/bookkeeping-skills/monthly-close@sha256:1b7d0ac9c210b994

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Source

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receiptor-ai/bookkeeping-skills · 8 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-22 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_5uxuiwd6udtey6jw
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=receiptor-ai/bookkeeping-skills/monthly-close
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1b7d0ac9c210b994d3bc85f002e299d9c50d5361473ef7f0070d99ce8290a27f

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