diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9cb128e..3d09527 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ Operations to be functional
    - Record Petty Cash to refund.
  ? - Write Off Bad Debt
  X - Perform a Deposit
- ? - Close the Books (nightly / weekly, etc)
+ X - Close the Books (nightly / weekly, etc)
  X - Determine Rents Collected for a given period.
diff --git a/site/controllers/transactions_controller.php b/site/controllers/transactions_controller.php
index 4f2c73b..71e4e3c 100644
--- a/site/controllers/transactions_controller.php
+++ b/site/controllers/transactions_controller.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class TransactionsController extends AppController {
     // have their corresponding account ledgers closed.
     $type_ids = $close_type_ids = array();
     foreach ($this->data['TenderType'] AS $type_id => $type) {
-      if (!$type['checked'])
+      if (empty($type['checked']))
 	continue;
       $type_ids[] = $type_id;
 
diff --git a/site/models/transaction.php b/site/models/transaction.php
index cfebc8e..9998335 100644
--- a/site/models/transaction.php
+++ b/site/models/transaction.php
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class Transaction extends AppModel {
     $close['lease_id']    = null;
 
     $ledger_ids = array();
+    $data['Entry'] = array();
     foreach ($data['Ledger'] AS $ledger) {
       $ledger_id      = $ledger['old_ledger_id'];
       $new_ledger_id  = $ledger['new_ledger_id'];
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class Transaction extends AppModel {
       $ledger_ids[] = $ledger_id;
 
       // No need to generate ledger entries if there is no balance
-      if (empty($ledger['amount']))
+      if (empty($ledger['amount']) || $ledger['amount'] == 0)
 	continue;
 
       // Add an entry to carry the ledger balance forward
@@ -311,7 +312,8 @@ class Transaction extends AppModel {
 /* 	     => compact('data'))); */
 
     // Verify that we have a transaction and entries
-    if (empty($data['Transaction']) || empty($data['Entry']))
+    if (empty($data['Transaction']) ||
+	($data['Transaction']['type'] !== 'CLOSE' && empty($data['Entry'])))
       return array('error' => true);
 
     // Extract the transaction to a local variable