Trial balance reports (PAS)

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Overview

A trial balance report in Wrapbook shows all accounts and their current balances, ensuring debits equal credits.

The trial balance report can be used by production accountants to:

  • Verify accounting accuracy

  • Prepare for financial statements

  • Provide a quick overview of account balances

The trial balance report in Wrapbook can be exported in the following formats:

  • PDF

  • XLSX (Excel)

  • CSV (raw data export)

How to create a trial balance report

In order to create a trial balance report, Wrapbook’s Production Accounting Suite must be enabled.

Once PAS is enabled, you can begin creating your report by going to Accounting reports dashboard:

  1. In the left-side navigation, click the dropdown menu

  2. In the dropdown menu, select the name of the project that you want to create a Trial balance report for

  3. In the left-side navigation, expand the ACCOUNTING menu, and click Accounting reports

  4. On the Accounting reports dashboard, click the Create report button next to Trial balance

Select the project, expand the ACCOUNTING menu, click Account reports, and then click the Create report button next to Trial balance

Settings for generating a trial balance report with filters and export options displayed.

Screenshot of the Generate a trial balance report page

Trial balance report filters

On the Generate a trial balance report page you can click on any of the following filters to customize your report:

Period and date filters

  • Period ranges or individual periods

  • Transaction date

  • Posted date

  • Effective date

Tag filters

  • LO

  • PRD

  • SET

  • Free Fields (if using)

  • 1099

  • Transaction Status

Filter options for transaction dates, account types, and transaction status in a form.

Screenshot of the filters available on the Generate a trial balance report page

Trial balance report settings

Before you generate a trial balance report, you’ll be required to enter the following information in the Report settings section:

  • Report title

  • Report type (Detail or Summary)

  • Export format (PDF or CSV)

  • Page size (Letter, Legal, Ledger/RA3 or 2x Ledger/RA2)


You’ll also have the the options to:

  • Show $0 accounts

  • Summarize expenses (PDF only)

  • Always show cents

  • Enable Thousands separator

  • Edit report columns

You can click the Edit report columns button to enable editing of the following:

  • Account

  • Description

  • Bal forward

  • Curr period

  • Ending bal

Settings for generating a trial balance report in PDF format with specific options.

Screenshot of trail balance Report settings

Menu for editing report columns with options for account details and balances.

In the Edit report columns, popup you can click the checkboxes next to the column types to update

Preview your trial balance report

In the Report preview section of the Generate a trial balance report page, you can see how the report will appear based on the filters and settings you’ve applied.

Generate a trial balance report

  • On the Generate a trial balance report page, click the Generate report button

  • After you click the button, your report will begin automatically downloading to your computer. You’ll receive an email once it’s ready.

Use the Report preview to see an overview of the data that will be in your report, then click the Generate report button