What is the purpose of a trial balance in the accounting process?

What is the purpose of a trial balance in the accounting process?

Step 1: Understand that in accounting, every transaction has two sides: a debit and a credit.
Step 2: Know that debits and credits must always balance, meaning their total amounts should be equal.
Step 3: Prepare a list of all the accounts in the accounting system with their respective debit and credit balances.
Step 4: Add up all the debit balances to get a total debit amount.
Step 5: Add up all the credit balances to get a total credit amount.
Step 6: Compare the total debits and total credits to see if they are equal.
Step 7: If the totals are equal, it indicates that the accounts are in balance, and you can proceed to prepare the final accounts.
Step 8: If the totals are not equal, it means there is an error that needs to be found and corrected before finalizing the accounts.

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