The Trial Balance Is Used to Determine If

question 169

Multiple Choice

The trial balance is used to determine if:

• A)total assets equal total liabilities.
• B)total debits of all the accounts equal total credits of all the accounts.
• C)total debits of the income statement accounts equal the total credits of the income statement accounts.
• D)total debits of the balance sheet accounts equal the total credits of the balance sheet accounts.

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