Question 11 of 21
Q.Errors not affecting the agreement of trial balance are :
(a) Errors of undercasting
(b) Errors of principle
(c) Errors of partial omission
(d) Errors of overcasting
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Some errors leave the trial balance in agreement because the debit and credit totals stay equal:
- Errors of principle — a transaction is recorded against accounting principles (e.g. purchase of an asset debited to an expense account), but an equal debit and credit are still posted, so the totals agree.
- Errors of complete omission and compensating errors also do not affect agreement. …
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