{"schema":"exacc.help.page/1","url":"https://exacc.au/help/balance-sheet-report/","title":"Balance Sheet report","description":"Run a Balance Sheet at any date, compare it with earlier weeks, months, quarters or years, filter it, drill into balances and export to Excel or PDF.","category":"Reports","summary":"Open **Reports › Balance Sheet**, set the **Date**, choose whether to **Compare this period** with earlier dates (**Comparison span**: weeks to years), and show the report. Click a balance to see its transactions from the start of the financial year. Export to CSV or PDF.","lastVerified":"2026-10-09","apps":["app"],"processIds":["balance_sheet"],"start":{"label":"Open Balance Sheet","url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/reports/balance-sheet"},"menuPath":["Reports","Accounting","Balance Sheet"],"steps":[{"step":1,"title":"Choose the date","body":["Open **Reports › Balance Sheet**. In **Balance Sheet Settings** set:"],"url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/reports/balance-sheet","fields":[{"name":"Date","help":"the day to report at.","required":true},{"name":"Compare this period","help":"**With** a number of previous dates and a **Comparison span** (Week(s), Fortnight(s), Month(s), Quarter(s) or Year(s)), or **Don't compare**."},{"name":"Show, Sort by and Restrict transactions to","help":"the same options as the Profit & Loss."}],"image":"https://exacc.au/help/balance-sheet-report/step-1.png"},{"step":2,"title":"Read and drill down","body":["The Balance Sheet shows assets, liabilities and equity as of the date. Click a balance to open the General Ledger for that account from 1 July of that financial year to the date."]},{"step":3,"title":"Export","body":["Export to CSV or PDF from the toolbar."]}],"sections":[{"heading":"Cash basis","body":["The Balance Sheet has no cash-method option: it is always on the accruals basis."]}],"related":["https://exacc.au/help/profit-and-loss-report/","https://exacc.au/help/trial-balance-report/","https://exacc.au/help/general-ledger-report/","https://exacc.au/help/export-report/"],"linkNote":"Links containing {dbId} open that screen in the business file whose id is dbId. A person can also open this help page with ?db=<dbId> to get the same links as buttons."}