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Module: GENERAL LEDGER
Menu Option: BALANCE SHEET REPORT OR GL REPORT WRITER

Problem: Why doesn't my Balance Sheet balance?
   
Cause:

CAUSE 1
There are decimal rounding errors.


CAUSE 2
There are GL Accounts without a Total Account specified.


CAUSE 3
There are GL Accounts with more than one Total Account specified.


CAUSE 4
There is an unbalanced batch in the General Ledger.


CAUSE 5
There is a balance on the Suspense account.


CAUSE 6
The Balance Sheet Setup in the GL Report Writer is wrong.

   
Solution:
SOLUTION 1
There is a System Parameter (GL: Show Cents on Financial Reports) that controls the format of the financial reports. If this parameter is set to "NO", all totals on the report will be rounded figures. It can cause the Balance Sheet to be out within a few dollars.

Change the parameter to "YES" and run the Balance Sheet again.

SOLUTION 2
Run the GL Total Exception report to determine if there are any accounts not totaling into another account. Modify the accounts that appear on the report.

SOLUTION 3
Run the Chart of Accounts Listing (Print Total/Sub Accounts = YES). Modify the accounts with more than one Total Account specified.


SOLUTION 4
Run the General Ledger Batch Audit Trail report and check for unbalanced batches. Correct the problem with a General Journal.


SOLUTION 5
Enter a General Journal to allocate entries in the Suspense account to the correct accounts.


SOLUTION 6
Run the GL Report Listing (Print Total/Sub Accounts = YES) and check whether all GL Accounts are included. The most common problem lies with the Current Year Profit Line that does not include all the Profit and Loss GL Accounts.

   
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Author:   Jacques Olivier
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Products:   EzyWine, EzyAuction, EzyAccounts
Version:   2003.01.xx | All
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