Use this article to create a new workpaper for an entity or group. Administrators, Managers, and Users can create workpapers.

Step 1: Open the new workpaper screen

You can start creating a workpaper from a few different places:

Go to Workpapers in the top navigation.
Select New Workpaper in the top right.

Alternatively, from an entity or group overview screen, select New Workpaper directly.

Step 2: Configure workpaper settings

Entity

Select the entity from the dropdown.

ℹ️ Note: If the entity hasn't been set up yet, you'll need to create it before you can select it here.

Workpaper Type

Select the workpaper type. The available options are:

Annual Compliance
Fringe Benefits Tax (Beta)
Business Activity Statements (Beta)
Individual Tax Returns (Beta)

Not all workpaper types are available for every entity. For example, you cannot create an Individual Tax Returns workpaper for a company.

Your workpaper type selection determines the leadsheet used in the workpaper:

Workpaper Type	Leadsheet
Annual Compliance	Trial Balance
Business Activity Statements	BAS
Fringe Benefits Tax	FBT
Individual Tax Returns	ITR

Trial Balance (Annual Compliance only)

Toggle Trial Balance on to include trial balance data in the workpaper. You can also add a manual trial balance after creation if needed.

Select your Accounting Basis: Accrual or Cash.
Select your Trial Balance Source: choose between an imported CSV or Xero.

⚠️ Xero not showing as an option? Go to the entity's settings and check that the Xero integration is linked.

CSV Trial Balance Import Requirements

If you select CSV as your trial balance source, your file must meet the following requirements.

Field	Description
Account Code *	The account code. This must match an account code in the entity's chart of accounts.
Debit TY	The debit amount for the current period, or blank.
Credit TY	The credit amount for the current period, or blank.
Debit LY	The debit amount for the prior period, or blank.
Credit LY	The credit amount for the prior period, or blank.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

Account Code is the only mandatory field. Every account code in your CSV file must match an existing account code in the entity's chart of accounts. If a code doesn't match, update the chart of accounts before uploading your CSV file.

Carry Forward

Toggle Carry Forward on to bring forward work from a prior period workpaper.

Select the prior workpaper from the dropdown.

ℹ️ Note: Only prior period workpapers of the same workpaper type appear in the dropdown.

Select Next to continue.

Step 3: Enter period details

Fill in the following fields:

Period Start Date and Period End Date
Due Date
Name
Procedure Template
Checklist Template
Other Schedule Template (optional)
Materiality Limit (optional)

Select Next to continue.

Step 4: Assign Users and Access Settings

Approver is the only required field on this step. All other user assignments are optional, and you can assign more than one person to each role.

ℹ️ Note: See Workpaper Roles Explained for more detail

Toggle the following settings on or off as needed:

Private - when enabled, only assignees can access the workpaper.
Allow preparers to post journals

Select Next to create the workpaper. Cimplico Workpapers creates the workpaper and takes you to the workpaper dashboard.

Creating a workpaper