MLS 2026 Fully Integrated Accounting > General Ledger

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GENERAL LEDGER TROUBLESHOOTING

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SOMETHING LOOKS WRONG

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OUT OF BALANCE? REPORTS LOOK WRONG? POSTING PROBLEM?

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LEDGER OUT OF BALANCE

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Run LEDGER ANALYSIS

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Dates or months displayed?

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Open LEDGER POSTING

using displayed date

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Review transactions for:

• Missing debit

• Missing credit

• Invalid account number

• One-sided posting

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Correct transaction

or add matching entry

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Re-run LEDGER ANALYSIS

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LEDGER BALANCED

REPORTS LOOK INCORRECT

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What type of problem?

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P/L BALANCE MISSING BAD

WRONG? SHEET WRONG? TOTALS? PERCENTAGES?

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VERIFY ACCOUNT POSTING

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Review:

• Default G/L accounts

• Manual postings

• Vendor debit accounts

• Account categories

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Run:

• Trial Balance

• Transactions Listing

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Locate incorrect postings

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Correct entries

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REPORTS CORRECTED

MANUAL POSTING ERROR

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PROCESS button won't work?

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Transaction out of balance

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Verify:

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TOTAL DEBITS = TOTAL CREDITS

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Add missing entry

or correct amounts

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PROCESS again

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POSTING COMPLETED

TRANSACTIONS NOT APPEARING

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Run G/L TRANSACTIONS LISTING

using wide date range:

01/01/1980 – 12/31/2099

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Look for:

• Invalid accounts

• Deleted accounts

• Old uncleared items

• Incorrect dates

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Correct using:

LEDGER POSTING

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TRANSACTIONS RESTORED

CLOSING WILL NOT RUN

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Run LEDGER ANALYSIS

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Errors found?

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YES NO

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Correct Re-run closing

errors immediately

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Re-run Analysis

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Run Closing

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CLOSING COMPLETED

BEGINNING BALANCES WRONG

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Compare:

• Trial Balance

• Prior Balance Sheet

• Previous Ending Balances

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Was Beginning Balance edited?

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YES NO

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Correct Continue analysis

balance

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Run Ledger Analysis

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BALANCES VERIFIED

AUTOMATIC POSTING FAILURE

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Review G/L DEFAULTS

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Verify:

• All accounts exist

• Accounts are active

• Default numbers are correct

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Reprocess transaction

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POSTING RESTORED

YEAR-END CONCERNS

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Before Year-End:

• Post all transactions

• Close all months

• Print reports

• Run Ledger Analysis

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Run YEAR-END CLOSE

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Run LEDGER ANALYSIS again

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YEAR-END COMPLETE

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G/L Troubleshooting Flowchart

G/L Troubleshooting Flowchart