General Ledger Trial Balance Summary Guide

General Ledger Trial Balance (Summary)

Article contents: This article contains an overview of the General Ledger Trial Balance (Summary) report, explaining how to generate a list of all general ledger accounts or a selected range with activity for a chosen date period. It outlines the key report details, including beginning balance, total debits, total credits, ending balance, and net change.

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To print a Trial Balance, follow these simple procedures:

1) Choose the Date Range needed to process the report. This will default to the current period but can be changed as needed. 


2) Select Account Range from one of the following options:
All - Choosing this option allows the user to print a Trial Balance for All General Ledger accounts on file.
Range - Choosing the Range option allows the user to select a Range of Account Numbers.
Wildcard- Enter * to represent 0-9 to search. For example, ***-3****-** will print all revenue accounts. 

3) Plan – Checkmark to print Budgets, select the Budget code.

4) Select your Print Option:
Select Print column headers on first page only. If you do not select this option, the column headers will print on each page.
Enable Drill Down Drill down to Trial Balance – Detail, scanned invoices and GL images.
Use Grouping – Will sort by Department, Natural Account, Sub Account.

5) Select Run Report. The report will open in a new window. You will be able to print or export:

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