What is a Trial Balance?

By: Butterworth, Phil

What is a Trial Balance is a very popular search engine question about accounting. Most explanations assume a basic knowledge of accounting which readers new to the subject do not have.
Another concept people hear about the trial balance is it should add up to zero. This makes no sense without a sound explanation.
This book provides a simple ground up explanation of exactly what is a trial balance why it should add up to zero and how any reader can utilise a trial balance for themselves.
The building blocks of the trial balance teaches the user double entry book keeping using a simple concept. This allows the reader to understand their own finances, their company financials either as an owner or an employee or any publicly available accounts. The accounting, audit and tax profession all use a trial balance and successful business professionals need to understand the numbers to understand the business. It then allows them to be able to ask the right questions to those professionals.
Written in simple English this book is a companion book to every single business and accounting course that exists in the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQ5CVWZR
• ISBN13: 9798263992484
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"