# AR & AP locking past years **URL:** \ **Category:** Kinetic ERP\ **Created:** [December 8, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/ar-ap-locking-past-years/109830 "2023-12-08T19:29:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JessiJ](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/jessij/32/30485_2.png) [@JessiJ](https://www.epiusers.help/u/JessiJ)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/ar-ap-locking-past-years/109830/1 "2023-12-08T19:29:54Z")
I was wondering if there is a way to lock past years in Epicor once we have completed the year-end audits? The main reason I ask is that I typed in 2022 for a payment instead of 2023 and only caught it at month’s end when all my other months were now out of balance. I did find my error and fix it. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Wonsil](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/mark_wonsil/32/51594_2.png) [@Mark\_Wonsil](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Mark_Wonsil)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/ar-ap-locking-past-years/109830/2 "2023-12-08T20:38:02Z")
Yes, look at the Earliest Apply Date command in Financial Management | General Ledger | General Operations. ---
**Author:** ![markdamen](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/markdamen/32/54917_2.png) [@markdamen](https://www.epiusers.help/u/markdamen)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/ar-ap-locking-past-years/109830/3 "2023-12-08T21:54:32Z")
As well as what Mark said you can close the fiscal periods too. Look in the Menu for Close Fiscal Period/Year. Earliest Apply Date is a good tool to use monthly to have granular control over month end - prevent people doing any new inventory transactions for the period month, but still have it open for AP until you’re ready, then finally bring forward the date for GL.