Add a beginning balance column to a trial balance view
Follow these steps to add a beginning balance column to a trial balance view.
- SelectActions, thenEnter Trial Balance. Make sure the right client is selected.
- SelectView Maintenance.
- Select the view, thenEdit.
- Select the first blank row (marked by an asterisk) in theColumn Ordergrid. Make sureAmountis selected in theColumn Typefield.
- SelectBeginning Balancefrom the dropdown in theAmount typefield, then select the applicable year.
- SelectEnterto save the change, thenDoneto return to the Enter Trial Balance Screen. The client's beginning balance amounts should display.
- For a new client, you can use the spreadsheet import feature to import Chart of Accounts data (including beginning balance amounts).
- If you add a Beginning Balance column to a Trial Balance View, the application will update that column during the year-end close. The beginning balance amounts are supported by a transaction automatically generated by the application. These events can be out of balance, but critical checkpoints require the balances to be resolved prior to closing the year.