Print the General Ledger (account statements)

Print the General Ledger (account statements)


The general ledger contains all the accounting entries for the financial year, classified by account, thus allowing detailed tracking of a company's financial transactions.

Print the General Ledger (account statements)

  1. Open the General Ledger report: Accounting menu, Financial Accounting, General Ledger :



  2. The Settings panel has two tabs: Selection and Options . These allow you to adjust the report's print settings. When you change an option, the report preview is immediately updated.

    Selection tab:


    1. Document Area:
      1. Layout : Choose Portrait or Landscape display mode.
      2. Sorting : Sort account data by Date or by Entry Number .
      3. Page break option after each account : Allows you to insert a page break at the end of the entries for each account.
    2. Period area: Choose the period and enter the dates to be taken into account.
    3. Filter Zone:
      1. Accounts : Choose which accounts to display.
      2. Accounting text : Displays entries that contain a specific accounting label.
    4. Option Ignore entries from auxiliary modules : Allows you to not display entries from auxiliary modules such as Sales, Purchases and Payroll.

    Options tab:


    1. Display area: Allows you to choose additional settings to customize the display of the general ledger.
    1. Balances since the beginning of the fiscal year option: If, in the Period area of the Selection tab, you have chosen the Free period, you have the option to display a line indicating the balance since the beginning of the fiscal year:



    2. Multiple Entry Details Option: Allows you to display the details of multiple entries:



    1. Currency Area:
      1. Local currency accounts option: Displays the account statement in local currency.
      2. Foreign currency accounts option: Displays the foreign currency account statement.
      3. Option Displays exchange rate : Displays the exchange rate below each entry relating to a foreign currency.
    2. VAT Zone: Allows you to display VAT-related information.
      1. VAT Figure Option: Displays a column containing the VAT figure.
      2. VAT Rate Option: Displays a column indicating the VAT rates.

    Info
    You can also view the General Ledger Statement for a specific account from the Chart of Accounts . To do this, in the Chart of Accounts , right-click on the relevant account and then select General Ledger Statement . For more information, see the article Viewing a General Ledger Statement .

  3. To print or export, click on the More button (three small dots) located at the top right of the page and choose the Share option :

Update the General Ledger status

If you have made changes to the accounting entries and wish to update the amounts in the financial statement:
  1. In the General Ledger status preview, right-click, Refresh :