--- title: "Tax season and year-end records" description: "Pull the payment records your accountant needs, and help parents who ask for a year-end total." type: guide updated: 2026-08-12 canonical_url: https://help.nestlicare.com/owners/situations/tax-season-and-year-end roles: ["super_admin", "center_admin"] platforms: [web] --- At year-end you need two things: clean numbers for your own accountant, and an answer for parents who ask for a total they can use on their taxes. Here's where each comes from. ## For your accountant Under **Reports**, the **Billing** category has everything a bookkeeper wants: - **Billing Ledger**: the full transaction log for a period. - **Payments**: payments received and credits applied. - **Invoices**: everything you billed. - **Outstanding Balances**: unpaid balances. Set the date range to the full year, open the report you need, and click **Export CSV**. That hands your accountant the raw records without you retyping anything. See [Reports overview](/owners/reports/reports-overview). ## For a parent who asks for a year-end total Parents often need what they paid you for a dependent-care tax credit. NestliCare doesn't generate a formal year-end tax statement, so: - Point the parent to their **payment history in the app**, where they can see what they've paid. - Or pull the year's **Payments** or **Billing Ledger** report, and send the parent their family's total. You can also have signed documents and periodic CSV reports emailed to you automatically as an off-platform paper trail. Set that up under Settings → Reports (Email Reports & Backups). It's a good habit for year-end.