From Odoo 9, closing of fiscal years happen automatically at designated year end i.e balances of P&L accounts are zeroed out and the net is carried forward in the Balance sheet. All you need to do is to decide how to allocate the current year earning. More here: https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/12.0/accounting/others/adviser/fiscalyear.html

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