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Posted by Bunny on July 6, 2007, 5:32 pm
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> I am preparing a trial balance for the middle of the month, and
> several accounts have zero balances. Mostly temporary accounts like
> expenses. Should these be included on the trial balance? Thanks a
> lot,
>
> --steve
Theoretically I would say "no".
The purpose of a trial balance is to "see what happened" and analyze
for errors. We don't need to see what "didn't happen but could have".
:)
Too many zeros and data redundancy would piss of the IT dept. and
convolute the report.
Third Level CGA and 4th yr BComm student,
Toronto, ON., Canada
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