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DOCUMENT – Uses of Special Period in SAP

Special Periods
Definition
Special posting periods that subdivide the last regular posting
period for closing operations.

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Use
Irrespective of how you have defined your fiscal year, you can also
use special periods. Special periods subdivide the year-end closing
period. They therefore merely divide the last posting period into
several closing periods. This enables you to create several
supplementary financial statements.

A fiscal year usually has 12 posting periods. In General Ledger

Accounting, you can define up to four special periods.

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Note
If you do not need 12 posting periods, you can use the posting
periods that are not required as special periods. If you use these
additional closing periods, you must specify the number you require
in the field No. special periods. When defining the fiscal year
variants. You cannot exceed a maximum of 16 periods.

Integration
When posting to special periods, you must take the following into
consideration:

 The posting date must fall within the last regular posting period.
 You have to enter the special periods in the document header in
the Period field, since the special periods cannot be determined
automatically by the system.

Reference
https://help.sap.com/viewer/b73116e0bcf84e5b81eae44831723d6b/6.00.29/en-
US/2252d7531a4d424de10000000a174cb4.html#:~:text=Irrespective%20of%20how%20yo
u%20have,create%20several%20supplementary%20financial%20statements.

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Entry process >>>>

Mainly 04 periods are used for below cases

13 Accrual/Deferred
14 General Share Holders
15 Audit Adjustment
16 Miscellaneous

OR

You can use this special period for creating

several supplementary financial statements.

Pre requisite for giving year end adjustment

1) During posting time 12 period of fiscal year
need to be open. T Code OB52
2) And also 04 special period of the fiscal year
need to be open for entry. T Code OB52

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3) Entry: T Code F-02

4) Document date will be the Audit Document
date.
5) Posting date will be last date of the fiscal
year.
6) Create new document type UA (Yearend
adjustment) and select during posting.
7) In Reference & Document header text input
the summary text of audit adjustment.
8) Report execute FAGLB03 - Display
Balances
9) Example:
i. Dividend entry
ii. Income tax entry.
iii. Audit Adjustment.
iv. Deferred tax adjustment
v. Others.
10) During report execution of Financial
Statement T Code F.01 /// Period 1 to 12 is
original FS and Period 1 to 16 after year
end closing entry.
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Entry: T Code F-02

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Document 10026503 was posted in company code 1000

Report execute: FAGLB03 - Display Balances

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End of Process

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Tarek Hossain Chowdhury

Sr. Consultant SAP FICO, Bangladesh
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