CSV import: Create default reporting periods

Reporting periods are used in multiple Sage Intacct applications, for example, in reporting, budgeting, and opening or closing periods.

Reporting periods (like Current Month) let you create reports that can be run repeatedly without modification. The date-driven reporting periods that you create are used to identify specific calendar periods, for example, for budgeting, opening or closing books, and so on. These can mirror common calendar periods (like month-end or calendar year) or can be highly specific, based on a company's fiscal year dates and accounting practices.

When you use the Company Setup Checklist to help you set up your company, you can create reporting periods one of two ways.

Automatically create reporting periods

You can automatically create a set of default standard (generic) reporting periods (monthly, quarterly, and yearly).

1. Go to Company > Setup > Import data.
2. Scroll to the Set up General Ledger transactions section and locate Reporting Periods.
3. Select Default, and then select Create.
   You should receive a notification when the reporting periods have been created.
4. Select Done on the Import successful notification dialog.

How it works

Intacct looks at the furthest date on which you have transactions posting to determine the standard (generic) reporting periods to create as a Default. For example, if the furthest transaction that's posting is dated for October 3, 2025, selecting Default on reporting periods automatically creates default standard reporting periods (month, quarter, and year) through the year end 2025.

If there are no future-posting entries, the current date is used and the import creates 1 year forward of reporting periods.

Manually create a reporting period

Use this option if you want non-standard reporting periods, or if you want to make other changes to the default periods.

To manually create a reporting period:

1. Go to Company > Setup > Configuration > Import data.

2. Scroll to the Set Up General Ledger Transactions section and locate Reporting Periods.
3. Select Create to open the Reporting Periods information page.
4. Enter the information requested.

You can also upload a summary of reporting periods via a CSV upload.

You can re-display the Reporting Periods information page at any time. Go to General Ledger > Setup > More > Reporting periods.