Once you have chosen a close option, you will see this window if one or more purchases in the fiscal year you want to close are waiting on a bill from a vendor. Before year-end close can be completed, you will have to remove the Waiting on Bill flag for all purchases in the Purchases window. Follow these steps:
- To close the Sage 50 Year-End wizard, click Cancel.
- From the Tasks menu, select Purchases/Purchases-Receive Inventory.
- Click the List toolbar button.
- In the list, use the Waiting on bill column and select and double-click the first purchase that is awaiting a bill.
- In the Purchases/Receive Inventory window, clear the check mark from the Waiting on Bill check box.
- You must enter an invoice number in the Invoice # field.
- If you have an invoice number from the vendor, enter this number.
- If you do not have a number from the vendor, enter "Waiting" or some such text that you can replace with the invoice number once you receive the invoice.
- Click Save.
- Now repeat steps 3 to 7 for all other purchases that are waiting on bills.
- When finished, you can go to Tasks > System and select Year-End Wizard to start the year-end close process again.
Note: Be sure to write this number down so that when the bill does come from the vendor, you won't inadvertently post it to two different invoice numbers and end up paying the same bill twice.