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Read the Detail General Ledger

Inspect ledger entries by account with opening, movement and closing balances.

1 min read Updated Wed 9 Sep 2026 For accountants and business owners On every plan

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Detail General Ledger groups the selected period's ledger detail by account.

  1. Open Reports and choose Detail General Ledger.
  2. Choose Date range and Accounts.
  3. Select the Columns you need, then Update.
  4. Review account groups and their entries, including opening balance, period movement and closing balance where shown.
Detail General Ledger with date range, Accounts, Columns and Update controls.
Detail General Ledger with date range, Accounts, Columns and Update controls.

The report offers details such as journal ID, reference, debit, credit and running balance. It reads the ledger; it does not post an entry. If an account appears empty, check the account selection and date range before investigating the source transaction.

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