Books check and tie-out

Books check (AI)

Before you generate a draft, the Books check panel scans your trial balance for likely misclassifications and unusual swings. It flags accounts with unusual signs, large period-over-period swings, and balances that look misclassified.

When the books check runs

Company admins and users see Books check while a filing is in draft or changes requested. Results show the period reviewed and a timestamp in ET.

1. Select Check books to run a fresh scan.

Tie-out checks (deterministic)

Every draft generation runs automated tie-out checks against the ledger-backed financial statements. These are deterministic math checks, not AI.

The workspace lists each check with pass or fail and a detail line. Failed checks are flagged with a prompt to resolve them before sending the filing to review.

• Balance sheet ties (current and prior, when comparative periods exist).
• Income statement internally consistent (net income equals revenue minus COGS minus expenses).
• Cash flow reconciles to cash accounts.
• Equity rolls forward.
• Weighted-average shares present for EPS.

How they differ

The books check is an optional AI screen you run before drafting. Tie-out checks run automatically on every draft and verify that rendered statement figures reconcile internally. Statement figures render from your ledger rather than being generated by the model; tie-outs confirm the rendered output is arithmetically consistent with your books.