Can recurring journal entries be prepared automatically each month?

Short answer

Yes. Accrual reversals, amortization, depreciation, and recurring allocations can be prepared from schedules monthly, then reviewed before posting.

A recurring journal entry hits the same accounts every period, with an amount set by a schedule or a fixed rule. Because the inputs are known before the period closes, the monthly entry can be prepared automatically. The judgment sits in building the schedule once, not in rebuilding the entry each month.

Recurring entries and what drives each one

Entry	What sets the monthly amount	What gets prepared
Accrual reversals	Last month's accrual	A reversing entry dated the first day of the new period, same accounts, opposite sides
Prepaid amortization	Contract amount and term	The period's release from the prepaid asset to expense
Depreciation	Fixed asset schedule: cost, useful life, method	Depreciation expense and the matching credit to accumulated depreciation
Recurring allocations	An allocation basis such as headcount, square footage, or usage	A shared cost split across departments or locations

What a schedule needs before it runs on its own

Start and end dates: The first and last periods the entry covers, including any partial first month.
Amount or calculation: A fixed amount, a straight-line release, or a formula tied to a source like the fixed asset register.
Accounts and dimensions: The debit and credit accounts plus the department, class, or location on each line.
Reversal rule: For accruals, the date the entry reverses, usually day one of the next period.

Events that change a recurring entry

Most months the entry repeats. A few events change the schedule itself, and the entry follows from the updated schedule:

A contract is amended or cancelled: The remaining prepaid balance is recalculated or released.
An asset is sold or retired: Depreciation stops and the disposal is booked separately.
The allocation basis moves: A headcount change or office move updates each department's share.
The schedule reaches its end date: The final period picks up any rounding left in the balance.

Recurring schedules in Ramp Stack

In Ramp Stack, a recurring entry is set up once as a schedule and a close checklist task, then drafted from that schedule each period.

Connect the ledger: The team connects QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct and uploads its close checklist.
Build the schedule: The Schedules and accruals skill builds the amortization, depreciation, prepaid, or fixed asset schedule from the contract or asset detail the team provides, and rolls it forward each period.
Write down the conventions: Under Stack > Knowledge, the team saves reusable instructions, such as which accounts an accrual hits, which department each line carries, and when the entry reverses.
Put it on the checklist: The entry becomes a close checklist task assigned to a Stack agent and scheduled to recur each period.
Draft the month's entry: Each period, the Journal entry prep skill drafts the entry from the rolled-forward schedule, with debits, credits, and the schedule attached as support.
Approve and sync: The task's approver compares the draft with the schedule and can approve, edit, or reject it. Approved entries sync to the ledger through the native connector.