NETSUITE-FINANCIAL-USER practice question 8 of 15

Which statement is true about the Period Close Checklist?

Full set: 86 questions
Answer options
A: This is required for Year-End Close.
B: Tasks may be completed in any order.
C: Customer-specific steps can be added.
D: Tasks displayed depend upon features enabled. Correct answer
Correct Answer:
D. Tasks displayed depend upon features enabled.
Explanation

The Period Close Checklist is dynamically generated by NetSuite; it shows only the tasks that are relevant to the accounting features and modules that are turned on in that specific account (e.g., Multi-currency, Projects, Inventory). NetSuite Help explicitly states that “the tasks that appear on the Period Close Checklist depend on the features that are enabled in your account.”

Why Incorrect

A. Year-end is closed by closing each final period; checklist is recommended but not formally “required.”
B. Tasks are locked to a prescribed sequence; later tasks cannot be started until prerequisite ones are complete.
C. The checklist is system-generated; users cannot insert bespoke or customer-specific tasks.

References

1. NetSuite Help Center

“Close Accounting Periods – Period Close Checklist

” 2023.2 documentation

Section: Overview

¶2 (“…tasks that appear depend on the features that are enabled in your account.”).

2. NetSuite Help Center

“Period Close Checklist Task Order

” 2023.2

¶1 (“The tasks must be completed in the order shown; each task unlocks the next.”).

3. NetSuite Help Center

“Limitations of the Period Close Checklist

” 2023.2

¶3 (“You cannot add custom tasks to the checklist.”).

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