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An Accrue & Reverse Journal Entry (aka Reversing Entry) is an automated journal entry, typically made on the first day of an accounting period, to remove accrual adjusting entries that were made at the end of the previous accounting period. Reversing Entries are used because they:

reduces
  • reduce the chance of double-counting revenues and/or expenses, and
they
  • allow for more efficient processing of the actual invoices that will be processed in the new accounting period