The balance sheet is a good start, if total assets, equals the total of liabilities and total equity
if means that the entries you made were correct in form, whether they were correct for the transaction is something you have to look at individually
The balance sheet is a listing of worth as of that date. It provides you with some measure of comparison, debt to equity, debt to assets, short term debt to current assets, etc etc
reading the balance sheet
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