BFS General Ledger Monthly Close Schedule

January through May 2026

DescriptionTimeJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay
Batch Interface Submission to the BFS* 8:30 pm 05-Feb 05-Mar 06-Apr 06-May 04-Jun
Cut-Off: Review and Approve All Online Financial Journals and Temporary Budget Journals** 9:00 pm 11-Feb 11-Mar 08-Apr 07-May 05-Jun
Central Allocation Processes - AFC, Overhead, Work Study 9:00 pm 12-Feb 12-Mar 09-Apr 08-May 08-Jun
Central Processing Continues 9:00 pm 13-Feb 13-Mar 10-Apr 11-May 09-Jun
Actuals and Budget Ledgers closed 5:00 pm 13-Feb 13-Mar 10-Apr 11-May 09-Jun
Final Month-End GL Data in Cal Answers see below*** 17-Feb 16-Mar 13-Apr 12-May 10-Jun
Final Month-End Actuals Data in CalPlanning Reporting Application see below*** 17-Feb 16-Mar 13-Apr 12-May 10-Jun
Final Month-End Actuals Data in CalPlanning Planning Application mid-day**** 23-Feb 20-Mar 17-Apr 18-May 16-Jun

The above schedule is for both the Actuals and Tempbudg ledgers.

Footnotes

*This is the last day/time to submit a GL upload file to BFS. If there is an upload error, the file may not be processed in BFS-GL for the month.

**Financial journals approved after this cut-off date will not be posted to the general ledger for the month.

***A BFS listserve message will be sent when it is confirmed that the final month-end tempbudg and actuals are in Cal Answers and Cal Rptg. Subscribe to the BFS listserv.

****Check the CalPlanning home page for the most up-to-date information regarding data in CalPlanning.

Instructions and Excel templates for uploading Financial and Temporary Budget Journals to BFS (PDF)