The trial balance
ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes: The trial balance
- It has already been explained that at the core of accounting is the double entry principle.
- The principle states that there are two aspects or sides to every transaction: a debit and a credit.
- A trial balance is a list of all the debits and all the credits […]


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