View source for Report: Trial Balance

[[Category:Reports]][[Category:Month-End]]
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<li>[[Automatic Reports]]</li>
<li>[[General Ledger Profile]]</li>
<li>[[Training 6: Accounting]]</li>
<li>[[Training 7: Management]]</li>
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<li>[[:Category:Month-End|Month-End]]</li>
<li>[[:Category:Reports|Reports]]</li>
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The trial balance shows total [[:Category:Cash|Cash]], [[:Category:Checks|Checks]], [[:Category:Journal Transaction|Journals]], and [[:Category:Invoice|Invoice]] amounts for the month for each [[General Ledger Profile|General Ledger]] account.  The report only shows the '''total net change''' in each General Ledger account. 

The trial balance '''does not''' include a balance forward amount, and '''is not a running total for each general ledger account'''. 

See [[Automatic_Reports#Monthly_Reports|automatic monthly reports]] for additional [[:Category:Month-End|month-end]] reporting options. 
== Access and Security Options ==
The trial balance can be opened by selecting '''G/L -> Trial Balance'''.  ''(Additionally, the trial balance is available as an [[Automatic Reports|automatic monthly report]])''

Access to the trial balance is controlled through the [[Security System| security system]] '''G/L -> Trial Balance -> View''' setting.

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== Report Window Options ==
=== Date Range ===
Since the trial balance only shows net change within the period specified, the '''Start Date''' and '''End Date''' control the reporting period.  When a date range is selected, all days within the selected month are also included. 

Any entries prior to the start date, or after the end date will not be included in the individual account totals, or the report summary. 

=== Detail Level ===
The detail level controls the amount of detail, per [[General Ledger Profile|general ledger account]] that is included.

==== Detail Level -> Summary ====
General Ledger accounts with change are listed individually, with the total change displayed as a Debit or a Credit. 
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==== Detail Level -> Detail ====
General Ledger accounts with change are listed individually, broken down by transaction type; [[:Category:Cash|Cash]], [[:Category:Checks|Checks]], [[:Category:Invoice|Invoices]], and [[:Category:Journal Transaction|Journal Entries]]. 
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==== Detail -> Budget: ====
General Ledger accounts with budgets for the report period. See [[Budget Maintenance]] for additional details.