# Accounting reports
## Trial balance
The **trial balance** is an accounting report that lists all the **accounts in the general ledger** for a given period.
It shows, for each account, the **total debits and credits**, as well as the **debit and credit balances.**
To generate a trial balance, go to:\
**Accounting > Entry management > Simple general ledger**.
{% hint style="info" %}
**Trial balance settings:**
* **Auxiliary trial balance:**\
Class: 4 – Third parties
* **Customer auxiliary trial balance:**\
Class: 4 – Third parties\
Account type: 41
* **Supplier auxiliary trial balance:**\
Class: 4 – Third parties\
Account type: 40
* **General trial balance:**\
No filtering by class or account type.
{% endhint %}
## General Ledger
The **general ledger** is the detailed record of all **the accounts used by the company**, presenting **accounting entries** in **chronological order**.
It can be considered as the **equivalent of an account statement** for each account.
To generate the general ledger, go to:
**Accounting > Entry management > Simple general ledger**
{% hint style="info" %}
**General ledger settings:**
* **Auxiliary general ledger:**\
Class: 4 – Third parties
* **Customer auxiliary general ledger:**\
Class: 4 – Third parties\
Account type: 41
* **Supplier auxiliary general ledger:**\
Class: 4 – Third parties\
Account type: 40
* **General ledger:**\
No filtering by class or account type.
{% endhint %}
## Journal edition per month
To generate a journal by month, go to **Accounting > Reports > Journal edition per month**.
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