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Musa Muhammad Dandikko
26-October-2013

Accounting Trial Preparation Auditing Peachtree Microsoft Office

Question added by محمد الباجوري , Senior ERP Consultant & ERP Project Manager , XERVON GmbH
Date Posted: 2013/06/24

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by Tahir Mahmood , Freelance Accountant , Mazdoo Accounting

Trial Balance is a report to analyze the account transaction,In double entry system every entry has dual effect,therefore trial balance is the report where all debits and credits sum must be equal.

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by manaf almas , Auditor , DAR AL NUZUM PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

trial balance has two sides debit and credit...debit all expenses and assets and credit all incomes and liabilities,,those items posted from ledger accounts

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by teresah njoki , RECEPTIONIST , Hilton Hotels World Wide

trial balance ensures that the entries of a bookkeeping system are mathematically correct. this where the balances of all ledgers are compiled into credits and debit column and they should balance

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