Trail Balance Flashcards

1
Q

if the trail balance shows no erroes, does that mean their are any errors?

A

it may not mean there are no errors

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2
Q

how can you identify errors in an unbalanced trail?

A

columns are correctly totalled
balances correctly copied over to the trail balance
check the bookkeeping entries since the last trail balance
check if you can divide the difference by 9

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3
Q

How can there be an error in trail balance?

A

The credit is entered as a debit, and the debit is entered as credit, this would balance but be incorrect

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