Which type of accounts are never balanced in accounting?

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Nominal accounts are never balanced in accounting, instead they are closed and their balances are transferred to the Profit and Loss Account or Trading Account.
Also read:
Trading and Profit and Loss Account
Adjustment for Accumulated Profits and Losses
Balance Sheet vs Profit Loss Account
Balance Sheet vs Financial Statement

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