Trial Balance Columns Tab

Use the Columns tab to select or clear columns, change column sequence, provide new column labels, set column widths, or select number and date formats.

If you select a user-defined column for this report, the report does not display subtotals for that column.

Contents

Field Description
Opening Balance This column displays the balance of the account at the beginning of the reporting period. For example, if you generate a year-to-date Trial Balance, Opening Balance displays the balance on the first day of the fiscal year.
Total Debits This column displays the total debits posted to the account during the reporting period.
Total Credits This column displays the total credits posted to the account during the reporting period.
Closing Balance This column displays the balance of the account at the end of the reporting period.

If you generate a report for the current period or for the year to date, this column displays the balance on the day that you generate the report. If you generate a report for a range of past periods, this column displays the balance at the end of the last accounting period in the range.

Amount This column displays the net change in the account balance for the reporting period: Total debits – Total credits.
Sort/Select 1-3 These columns display the sort and select fields that are assigned to this account.