Verification of Balances (India)

 

Verification of Balances report will help the user in checking the differences in Opening Balance and Transaction details for a Group/Subgroup/Ledger.

To view the Verification of Balances report,

Go to Gateway of Tally > Audit & Compliance > Audit & Analysis > Verification of Balances

The right side of the screen displays the transactions details along with the Opening Balance and Closing Balance. The Closing Balance amount is highlighted in red colour when the Closing Balance for the respective Group is against the default Group behavior. e.g. if the Current Liabilities Group shows Debit Balance instead if Credit Balance and so on.

Note: Previous Year Period: Not Applicable, displayed below the Audit Period, will be highlighted in red colour to indicate that the previous year's company has not been loaded.

From the above report, the Auditor can press Enter on the  required Group to drill down into the Group level Verification of Balances report:

Button options in the Verification of Balances report

F1: Detailed

Click on F1: Detailed or press Alt+F1 to view the detailed view to view the details of the Subgroups and Ledgers.

Ctrl+F3: Compare Cmp

Click on Ctrl+F3: Compare Cmp or press Ctrl+F3 keys to load the Company that contains the data for the year prior to Audit period.

F4: Group

Click on F4: Group or press F4 to view the Verification of Balances report for the selected Group.

F5: Led-wise

To view the Ledger wise report for Verification of Balances click on F5: Led-wise pr press F5.

Ctrl+F9: Master Config

Click on Ctrl+F9: Master Config or press Ctrl+F9 keys to identify the parties as MSME, Related Party, Periodic Payments and Receipts and apply Sampling methods for Auditing.

X: Exceptions

Click on X: Exceptions or press Alt+X to view the exceptional items only.

Note: The closing balances all the exceptional items are highlighted in red colour for the Auditor's attention.

V: Balance Variance

Click on V: Balance Variance or press Alt+V to view the Ledger Balance Variance report.

Ctrl+V: Verf of Op.Bal

Click on Ctrl+V: Verf of Op.Bal or press Ctrl+V keys to view Verification of Opening Balances report

F9: Inv Reports

Click on F9: Inv Reports or press F9 key to navigate to the default Inventory Reports like Godown Summary, Movement Analysis, Stock Summary etc.

F10: Acc Reports

Click on F10: Acc Reports or press F10 key to navigate to the default Accounting Reports like Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Trial Balance etc.

F10: Audit Reports

Click on F10: Audit Reports or press Alt+F10 keys to navigate to the other Audit Reports within Statutory Audit and 44AB Audit (Tax Audit).

F12: Configure

Click on F12: Configure or F12 key to change the default display for the Verification of Balances report.

For detailed explanation of each option in the above screen, refer to F12: Configuration in Trial Balance report.

Drill down to Ledger Vouchers report is provided from the above report by keep pressing Enter on the Group name or a Subgroup name and then Ledger name.