{"schema":"exacc.help.page/1","url":"https://exacc.au/help/trial-balance-report/","title":"Trial Balance report","description":"Run a Trial Balance for a period: debit and credit totals for every account, with retained earnings, to check your books before reporting.","category":"Reports","summary":"Open **Reports › Trial Balance**, click **Update filters**, choose the period and click **Apply filters**. Every account shows its debit or credit total, with a **Retained Earnings** line. **Export** saves it to Excel.","lastVerified":"2026-10-09","apps":["app"],"processIds":["all_reports"],"start":{"label":"Open Trial Balance","url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/reports/trial-balance"},"menuPath":["Reports","Accounting","Trial Balance"],"steps":[{"step":1,"title":"Run it","body":["Open **Reports › Trial Balance**, click **Update filters**, set the dates and click **Apply filters**."],"url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/reports/trial-balance","image":"https://exacc.au/help/trial-balance-report/step-1.png"},{"step":2,"title":"Read it","body":["Each account shows its debit (Dr) or credit (Cr) total; the totals must agree. Exacc adds a **Retained Earnings** line for profits of earlier years. The Trial Balance is always on the accruals basis and covers all sites and contacts."]},{"step":3,"title":"Export","body":["**Export › Export to Excel** downloads it."]}],"related":["https://exacc.au/help/general-ledger-report/","https://exacc.au/help/balance-sheet-report/","https://exacc.au/help/cash-flow-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."}