{"id":49837,"date":"2024-04-15T23:01:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=49837"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:01:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:01:39","slug":"trial-balance-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/trial-balance-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial balance checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;arithmetical accuracy of accounting entries&#8221; option2=&#8221;equality of all assets and liabilities&#8221; option3=&#8221;all types of errors&#8221; option4=&#8221;valuation of closing stock&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A trial balance is a list of all the accounts in a company&#8217;s general ledger, with their balances as of a specific date. It is used to verify that the total debits equal the total credits in the ledger.<\/p>\n<p>A trial balance does not check for all types of errors. 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