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You would add up both columns on the T account and put the highest figure as the total for BOTH columns. Then in the column which was less you add a balancing figure call Balance Carried Forward to make that column match the other.

Below the totals you would put Balance Brought Foward which is the same as the balance carried forward but it should go on the other side.

You then list all the Balance Brought Fowards figures, keeping them in their debit or credit side. That list becomes the trial balance.

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The trial balance is a list of all T-accounts with a balance. That means that permanent T-accounts (assets, liability and equity T-accounts) and temporary T-accounts (dividends, expenses and revenues) are included. Reporting the trial balance would mean that the readers (internally and externally) would have to separate the permanent and temporary T-accounts themselves in order to make the balance sheet (info on financial statement) and income statement (info on performance).


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