{"schema":"exacc.help.page/1","url":"https://exacc.au/help/general-ledger-report/","title":"General Ledger and journals reports","description":"See every transaction per account in the General Ledger, filtered by accounts, sites, contacts and status, or in journal format with Journals per Account.","category":"Reports","summary":"Open **Reports › General Ledger**, choose the dates, **Accounts**, sites or contacts and the **Record Status**, tick the columns to show, and click **Show General Ledger**. Download it to Excel or PDF. **Journals per Account** shows the same in journal format.","lastVerified":"2026-10-09","apps":["app"],"processIds":["all_reports"],"start":{"label":"Open General Ledger","url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/reports/general-ledger"},"menuPath":["Reports","Accounting","General Ledger"],"steps":[{"step":1,"title":"Set the filter","body":["Open **Reports › General Ledger**. In **General Ledger Report Filter** choose:"],"url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/reports/general-ledger","fields":[{"name":"Dates and Accounts","help":"the period and the accounts to list.","required":true},{"name":"Sites and Contacts","help":"optional limits."},{"name":"Record Status","help":"**All Items**, **Drafts**, **Finalized** or **Void Deleted**."},{"name":"Cash Method","help":"report on the cash basis."},{"name":"Show Site, Show User, Show Contact","help":"extra columns."},{"name":"Show If No Transactions","help":"list accounts with nothing in the period too."}],"image":"https://exacc.au/help/general-ledger-report/step-1.png"},{"step":2,"title":"Show and export","body":["Click **Show General Ledger**. **Download Excel Report** saves an .xlsx file; **Download PDF Report** a PDF (tick **Show Print Details** for more detail)."]}],"sections":[{"heading":"Journals per Account","body":["**Reports › Journals per Account** lists transactions in journal format for a period (or a **Predefined Period**) and chosen **Accounts**, with an Excel download."]}],"related":["https://exacc.au/help/trial-balance-report/","https://exacc.au/help/profit-and-loss-report/","https://exacc.au/help/report-filters/","https://exacc.au/help/find-and-update-transactions/"],"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."}