Trace a balance with the general ledger

The general ledger shows how every account reached its balance over a date range: the balance it opened on, each posting, and the balance it closed on. An account's register shows one account on its own.

The general ledger lists every account's postings over a range, from its opening balance to its closing balance. An account's register shows one account on its own.

Before you start

• Check your books with the trial balance

Steps

1. Open General ledger under Accounting and pick the date range.

   Open in the app

2. Read each account from its opening balance, through its postings, to its closing balance. The closing balance matches the trial balance on the range's last day.

3. Choose an account's name to open its register, with the account's balance after each posting.

   Open in the app

4. Choose an entry number to see the whole journal entry it belongs to.

Check it worked

Each account's closing balance on the general ledger matches its balance on the trial balance for the last day of the range.