What Is an Aged Trial Balance

An aged trial balance is different, it displays what is in the account as of a certain date and sorted by age categories. With AR, your total ledger balance should equal the balances shown on the AR aging report for a given period.

What is an aged balance?

Aged balances are balances owed for more than 30 days. Suppliers each create their own credit terms, and may require that you pay your balances within 10, 20, 30 or more days from the date an invoice is provided to your company.

How do you explain a trial balance?

What Is a Trial Balance? A trial balance is a bookkeeping worksheet in which the balance of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account column totals that are equal. A company prepares a trial balance periodically, usually at the end of every reporting period.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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