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Wind-down exit pack
When an EU entity is closing, Finbryn reconciles the final-period books and prepares the closing balance sheet a credentialed local partner needs to certify the final statutory accounts, so the exit rests on numbers that reconcile rather than a rushed guess at the end.
Bank reconciliation summary
Illustrative client · August 2026
EUR
| Account | Difference | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating account··4821 | 184,220.16 | 184,220.16 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Reserve account··0937 | 60,000.00 | 60,000.00 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Company card··1006 | (12,418.52) | (12,418.52) | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Card processor clearing | 8,905.40 | 8,905.40 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
| Payroll clearing | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Reconciled |
Last weekly runFri, 28 Aug, every account agreed to its statement.
Two open itemsTwo card receipts requested from you, marked on the card account until they arrive.
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
Closing well matters as much as opening well
Winding down an EU entity means the final set of books has to satisfy two different readers at once: the local partner certifying the final statutory accounts, and whoever inherits the file afterward, a parent company, a departing shareholder, or nobody at all if the entity simply ceases. Finbryn reconciles the final-period books through the last day of operations and prepares a closing balance sheet and final profit and loss built to the standard the entity's home member state expects, IFRS for SMEs or the applicable national GAAP.
Asset disposals, final payroll obligations and outstanding liabilities get recorded and cleared before the file is handed over, and any OSS or IOSS registration tied to the entity gets flagged for deregistration rather than left open after the business stops trading. The complete file, every prior report and reconciliation, goes to whoever needs it next, giving a parent company, a departing shareholder or a future buyer one clear record of how the entity's last period was closed.
The dissolution filing itself and the final statutory accounts certification, an expert-comptable's sign-off in France, a Steuerberater's in Germany, or the equivalent credentialed role elsewhere in the EU, sit with your local partner. Finbryn prepares the checklist and the numbers behind it; we do not sign the final filing ourselves.
The last of the entity's financial and personal data gets the same protection as every earlier month, right up to the file's last day.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Wind-down exit pack
Do you file the dissolution paperwork yourself?
No. We prepare the books, the closing balance sheet and a checklist; your credentialed local partner handles the dissolution filing and the final statutory accounts certification.
What happens to an open OSS or IOSS registration when we close?
We flag it for deregistration as part of the wind-down so it does not sit open after the entity stops trading.
Is our data still protected right up to the last day?
Yes. The same safeguards that cover every earlier month, set out in our privacy policy, apply to the final transfer too.
What does the exit pack actually contain?
A final set of reconciled accounts, an open-items summary for whoever handles dissolution, and confirmation of any OSS, IOSS or other registration status that still needs to be closed by the relevant filer before the entity is struck off.
Do you file the dissolution paperwork or the final tax return?
We prepare the books and the checklist; the dissolution filing and the signed final return go through your local filing agent and credentialed signer.
How long does a wind-down engagement usually take?
It depends on how current the books already are; we scope a timeline once the accounts involved are reviewed.
What happens to our QuickBooks or Xero file after we close?
It stays in your own name. You keep full access to the file and the exit pack after the engagement ends.
What software works with wind-down exit pack?
Wind-down exit pack runs inside QuickBooks Online or Xero, whichever you already use. If you are not yet set up in either, we can configure a file in your name so you keep ownership of it once the engagement is under way.
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