Trial balance is a link between the ledger and final accounts. Explain.

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The trial balance is a connecting link between the accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. The availability of a tallied trial balance is the first step in the preparation of financial statements, as it contains the balances of all the accounts.

All revenue and expenses account, which appear in the trial balance are transferred to the trading and profit and loss account and all liabilities, capital and assets accounts are transferred to the balance sheet.

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Q. Journalise the following transactions, post them into Ledger, balance the accounts and prepare a Trial Balance :−

2017		(₹)
March 1	Shyam Sunder & Sons commenced business with cash	80,000
2	Purchased goods for cash	36,000
3	Machinery purchased for cash	4,000
4	Purchased goods from :
	Raghu	22,000
	Dilip	30,000
6	Returned goods to Raghu	4,000
8	Paid to Raghu, in full settlement of his account	17,500
10	Sold goods to Mahesh Chand & Co. for ₹ 32,000 at 5% trade discount
13	Received cash from Mahesh Chand & Co.	19,800
	Discount allowed	200
15	Paid cash to Dilip	14,850
	Discount received	150
20	Sold goods for cash	25,000
24	Sold goods for cash to Sudhir Ltd.	18,000
25	Paid for Rent	1,500
26	Received for Commission	2,000
28	Withdrew by Proprietor for his personal use	5,000
28	Purchased a fan for Proprietor's house	1,200

State true or false:

1) A Trial balance is an account.
2) A Trial balance is helpful for preparation of final accounts.
3) A Trial balance is most important document.
4) A Trial balance may be prepared on any date.
5) In Trial balance opening stock is recorded in credit balance column.
6) Both sides total of an account are taken in Gross Trial Balance.
7) Purchase account always shows debit balance.
8) A Trial balance is a List of Ledger balances.
9) A Trial balance does not ensure accounting accuracy.
10) A Trial balance shows only arithmetical accuracy.

Give one word, term or phrase for the following statement:

1) A List of Debit Balances and Credit balances in the ledger.
2) A Statement prepared to provide the base for preparing the final accounts.
3) A statement is prepared without balancing the ledger account.
4) Mention the side where goodwill A/c is appeared in the Trial Balance.
5) A List of both Ledger balances which is prepared after the closing of ledger Accounts.

Q. If an organisation has followed the _______ entry system they must prepare a trial balance for checking the accuracy of the ledger accounts.

Q. A Trial balance is helpful for preparation of final account.

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