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The general ledger is a vast historical data archive of your company’s financial activities, including revenue, expenses, adjustments, account balances, and often much more. The detailed transactions ...

The accounting process is over 500 years old. Modern accounting differs very little from that begun by Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli, mathematician and father of modern accounting, in the 1400s. The ...

Microsoft Excel worksheets can consolidate your general ledger accounts into a trial balance worksheet for review during the closing process. When you need to review the current balances and verify ...