Trial balance calculation

In the Trial balance window, the user may calculate and present the trial balance of all book accounts, as well as the balances of the opening balance. The window displays the book accounts sorted by account name, together with the amounts in particular columns. According to the statement mentioned below, there are eleven columns displayed in the Trial balance window.

 

The trial balance window is available in tab Accounting under the button [Trial Balance].

 

ALTUM image899 Trial balance calculationFigure 33 Trial balance window with closed filter panel.

 

 

ALTUM image901 Trial balance calculationFigure 34 Trial balance window with opened filter panel.

 

 

Trial balance can be calculated by:

 

1.    Accounting period

After selecting an accounting period and clicking [Calculate], the trial balance from the given accounting period will be displayed. It is also possible to determine a partial accounting period by which the data must be calculated.

  1. Date

      Setting the start date and the end date and clicking the [Calculate] button displays the trial         balance from a       particular time range. The start date and the end date can be entered      manually or selected from the built-in calendar

 

 

Filtering the trial balance

In order to present the trial balance in a legible way, a filtering option has been added. This option may or may not be visible in the Trial Balance element window.

To unhide/hide the filter, click on the arrow symbol located in the right bottom corner of the Trial Balance window with the left mouse button. In Comarch ALTUM, the trial balance can be filtered:

 

1)    By account numbers – it is possible to specify the account numbers by which the trial balance  must be filtered

2)    By ticking the checkbox ALTUM image903 Trial balance calculation, the accounts can be filtered so that:

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      The system would include directory accounts

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      The system would include unconfirmed documents

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      The system would not include the accounts with zero balances and activities

 

3)    By levels – levels by which the accounts can be filtered are the following: All (that is the list without limits), 1 (accounts with number of the level 1), 2 (the system shows the accounts with number of levels 1 and 2) etc., 5 that is the lowest level (it shows the accounts from number 1 to 5). By selecting the All option, it will be possible to filter all accounts on all levels

 

4)    By account types  - types of accounts by which the accounts can be filtered are the following:

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      All accounts

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      Nominal accounts

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      Balance sheet accounts

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      Balance sheet and nominal accounts

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      Off-balance sheet accounts

ALTUM image001 Trial balance calculation      Clearing accounts

 

5)    By currencies – the accounts can be also filtered by currency

 

The records that are marked on the list can be additionally summed up by clicking on the icon ALTUM image842 Trial balance calculation.  More information regarding the summing-up bar can be found in the manual Getting started with Comarch ALTUM.

 

 

 

Trial balance calculation