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What is a trial balance?

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Answer

A list of all ledger account balances at a date, with debits in one column and credits in another, used to check that total debits equal total credits.
Total Debits 250,000 = Total Credits 250,000
Real-world example Prepared before drafting the financial statements to catch obvious errors.