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Trial Balance

The Trial Balance workbook lists all general ledger accounts with their total Debit and Credit balances for a selected period. It is a fundamental report in the financial close process, used to confirm that the books are in balance and to review posted activity before producing financial statements.

Selection page

When you open the workbook, the Selection Page appears before the workbooks loads. You can also click the Selection Page sheet at any time to update your parameters directly.

  • Fiscal Year
  • Fiscal Period
  • Company
  • Department
  • Cost Center

Trial Balance

The report lists each account with its total debit and credit activity for the selected period.

  • Debit: total debits posted to the account during the period. Debits generally increase assets and expenses, and decrease liabilities and equity.
  • Credit: total credits posted to the account during the period. Credits generally decrease assets and expenses, and increase liabilities and equity.