ERP glossary · Accounts
What is Trial balance?
Definition
A trial balance is a list of all ledger balances at a point in time, used to check that total debits equal total credits.
If the two sides match, the books are arithmetically consistent. It does not prove every entry is correct, but it is the first check before preparing final accounts.
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