3. TRIAL BALANCE
Definition:
According to Spicer and Pegler
“ A trial balance is a list of all the balances standing on the
ledger accounts and cash book of the concern at any given
date.”
Thus Trial Balance is a statement of the debit and credit
totals or balances of the ledger arranged in separate
colomns.
4. Format of Trial Balance:
Note: Balances of Debit and Credit side Should be
Equal on a particular date.
5. Objectives of preparing Trial Balance:
1.Testing of arithmetic accuracy
2.Tohelp in preparing Financial statements
3.Helps in locating errors
4.Help in comparison
5.Help in making adjustments.
6. Is the Trial Balance a Conclusive
Proof of Accuracy?
Errors which are not disclosed by Trial Balance:
• Error of omission
• Error in original record
• Errors of Principle
• Compensatory Errors
• Complete reversal Entry