.TH balance "" "" "/act/gl Command"
.PC "Create balance sheet from adjusted trial balance"
.B balance
.PP
.II "balance sheet"
The command
.B balance
is part of the accounting/general-ledger system included with
.BR /rdb .
It reads table
.B adjustedtrial
and writes a balance sheet into table
and writes it into file
.BR balancesheet .
.SH Example
Consider the table
.BR adjustedtrial ,
as follows:
.DM
Account Debit   Credit  Format  Taxline Short    Name                    
------- -----   ------  ------  ------- -------  ------------------
1010    11178           B-A     4L01    cash     Cash
1110     2130           B-A     4L06    inv      Inventory
1310        0           B-A     4L09a   adeprec  Accum Depreciation
1330        0           B-A     4L10a   adeplet  Accum Depletion
1420        0           B-A     4L12a   aamort   Accum Amortization
3010             13500  I-I     101a    sales    Sales
3080               250  I-I     106     royalty  Gross royalties
3100              3286  I-I     108     income   Other Income
4010    20000           I-COGS  102-A1  beginv   Begin Inventory
4020     3601           I-COGS  102-A2  merch    Misc Merchandise
4030     2100           I-COGS  102-A3  wages    Salary and Wages
4080             22130  I-COGS  102-A4  endinv   Ending Inventory
4170        0           I-E     121     deprec   Depreciation
4180        0           I-E     118     deplet   Depletion
4215        0           I-E     122     amor     Amortization
4370        2           I-E     122     parking  Business parking
4380       41           I-E     122     travel   Business travel
4384      114           I-E     122     hotel    Business hotel
.DE
.PP
The command
.B balance
writes the balance sheet into
.BR balancesheet ,
which appears as follows:
.DM
       Makeapile, Inc.
      31 December 1985
        Balancesheet
.DE
.DM
11178     Cash
 2130     Inventory
    0       Accumulated Depreciation
    0       Accumulated Depletion
    0       Accumulated Amortization
-----   ------------------------
13308   Total Assets
.DE
.DM
 13308  Retained Earnings (Profit)
------  --------------------------
 13308  Total Liabilities and Equity
.DE
.SH "See Also"
.B
act,
adjust
.R
.SO balance