# Working Papers - Introduction

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Working Papers - Introduction. This guides covers an introduction to Working Papers in Briefcase. Working Papers helps you automate parts of your closes for.

This guides covers an introduction to Working Papers in Briefcase.

Working Papers helps you automate parts of your closes for you and your clients. It works best when you already use Briefcase's other financial close modules: prepayments, deferred income, fixed assets and accrued expenses.

-   Built-in auditability: Every action performed is logged automatically so you know who changed what and when.

-   Live ledger data sync: Trial balances flow straight from Xero or Briefcase Ledger. No more stale data being exported into Excel. Movements to the ledger are automatically synced to our Working Papers module.

-   Evidence as a first-class citizen: Statements, invoices, and confirmations can be attached directly to the balances they support.

-   Prior period data at your fingertips: Brought-forward balances, prior working paper snapshots and the documents that supported them are just one click away. Exactly where you need them to reconcile the account.

Working Papers is live for Xero clients and for Briefcase Ledger limited companies.

Check out our in-depth guides on each part of Working Papers:

-   [Getting Started](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-getting-started)
-   [Clearing the Bank](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-bank-reconciliation) (Ledger only)
-   [Posting Invoices & Adjustments](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-posting-invoices-adjustments)
-   [Creditors & Debtors Review](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-creditors-debtors-review)
-   [Fixed Assets Review](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-fixed-assets-review)
-   [Balance Sheet Reconciliation](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-balance-sheet-reconciliation)
-   P&L Review (coming soon)
-   [Review & Close](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-review-close)

## More in Working Papers

-   [Working Papers - Getting Started](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-getting-started)
-   [Working Papers - Clearing the Bank](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-bank-reconciliation)
-   [Working Papers - Posting Invoices & Adjustments](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-posting-invoices-adjustments)
-   [Working Papers - Creditors & Debtors Review](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-creditors-debtors-review)
-   [Working Papers - Fixed Assets Review](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-fixed-assets-review)
-   [Working Papers - Balance Sheet Reconciliation](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-balance-sheet-reconciliation)
-   [Working Papers - Review & Close](https://briefcase.so/articles/working-papers-review-close)

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