# Using the general ledger

Opening the [Financial ‣ Reporting ‣ General Ledger] main menu item shows a list of the General Ledger Accounts <model-account.general_ledger.account>.

You select the Fiscal Year <model-account.fiscalyear> and optionally the starting and ending Periods <model-account.period>, or dates, to see data for a specific time period.

Each general ledger account can be opened to provide a breakdown of the items in that account. This breakdown can be done to a Party <model-account.general_ledger.account.party> or Account Move Line <model-account.move.line> level.

A General Ledger <report-account.general_ledger> report, and a Trial Balance <report-account.trial_balance> can also be printed from here.

Tip

If you are only interested in accounts which have debits or credits you can use the filter to get a list of these by entering:

    Debit: !0 or Credit: !0

Note: You should replace `Debit` and `Credit` with the correct names used in the language you are using Tryton in.

# Using the balance sheet

The [Financial ‣ Reporting ‣ Balance Sheet] shows the Company’s <company:model-company.company> assets and liabilities for the chosen date.

You can use the Comparison checkbox to do a comparison of the company’s data for two different dates.

Opening a line from the balance sheet lists the Accounts <model-account.account> that were included in the balance sheet’s line. You can then open these accounts to get a list of the individual Account Move Lines <model-account.move.line> that made up that account’s debits and credits.

# Using the income statement

The [Financial ‣ Reporting ‣ Income Statement] shows the Company’s <company:model-company.company> revenue and expenses for the chosen period of time.

You can use the Comparison checkbox to do a comparison of the company’s data for two different periods of time.

Opening a line from the income statement lists the Accounts <model-account.account> that were included in the income statement’s line. You can then open these accounts to get a breakdown of the amount to a Party <model-account.general_ledger.account.party> or Account Move Line <model-account.move.line> level.

# Getting aged balances

You can get an Aged Balance <model-account.aged_balance> for both suppliers and customers.

You can change what unit of time is used for the terms, and length of each term, to suit you needs.

You can also print a copy of the aged balances by using the Aged Balance <report-account.aged_balance> report.