The Accounting Cycle Step 10 Post closing trial balance Step 1 Identify and analyze transactions Step 2 Step 9 Journal entries for transactions Closing entries Step 8 Step 3 Prepare financial statements Post journals to ledgers Step 4 Step 7 Prepare an unadjusted trial balance Adjusted trial balance Step 6 Record adjusting journal entries Step 5 Prepare worksheet © 2013 www.double-entry-bookkeeping.com