The Basic Purpose of a Trial Balance Is to

question 30

Multiple Choice

The basic purpose of a trial balance is to

• A)list all of the accounts in the general ledger
• B)list all of the accounts in the general ledger that have a balance
• C)be sure that all journal entries have been recorded
• D)verify that the total credits equal the total debits

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