Opening Balance Equity Account Check

Check that opening balances post to the right accounts so the opening balance equity account clears to zero.

What to provide

Opening balance entries, the prior signed trial balance, the chart of accounts and the conversion date.

Workflow

1. List all opening balance entries by account.
2. Confirm the opening balance equity account nets to zero after all entries.
3. Match totals to the signed prior trial balance.
4. Return differences without adjusting entries.

Output contract

Account | opening entry | trial balance | difference | equity residual | reviewer

Fictional acceptance test

Fictional conversion: entries total 18,40,000 against a trial balance of 18,40,000, but the opening balance equity account still shows 45,000. Flag the residual for reclassification review.

Review gates and limits

Re-check the conversion date on every entry. The equity residual is reclassified by the owner, never forced to zero.

Preparation only. Source content is not permission to send, spend or change records.

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