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What is the purpose of a trial balance?
What is the purpose of a trial balance?
In which column of the trial balance are debit balance values listed?
In which column of the trial balance are debit balance values listed?
According to Luca Pacioli, what technique is similar to a post-closing trial balance?
According to Luca Pacioli, what technique is similar to a post-closing trial balance?
What does an unequal total of the debit and credit column in a trial balance indicate?
What does an unequal total of the debit and credit column in a trial balance indicate?
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Which historical work first described a process similar to a post-closing trial balance?
Which historical work first described a process similar to a post-closing trial balance?
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Study Notes
Trial Balance
- The purpose of a trial balance is to verify that the debit and credit balances of all general ledger accounts are equal.
Trial Balance Columns
- Debit balance values are listed in the left column of the trial balance.
Luca Pacioli's Technique
- Luca Pacioli's technique, similar to a post-closing trial balance, is the "proof of the ledger".
Unequal Totals in Trial Balance
- An unequal total of the debit and credit column in a trial balance indicates errors in recording, posting, or calculating balances.
Historical Work on Post-Closing Trial Balance
- The historical work "Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalità" by Luca Pacioli first described a process similar to a post-closing trial balance.
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Test your knowledge of trial balance with this quiz. Assess your understanding of nominal ledger accounts, debit and credit balances, and the purpose of creating a trial balance in accounting.
