Debit balance = Credit balance in a trial balance indicates that:
Correct answer: D. Mathematically Capital+Liabilities=Assets
- A. No error in recording transactions
- B. No error in posting entries to ledger accounts
- C. Account balances are correct
- D. Mathematically Capital+Liabilities=Assets
Explanation
Equal debit and credit totals show the mathematical equality underlying the accounting equation: Assets equal Capital plus Liabilities. This agreement does not prove that every transaction was recorded or posted without error.
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