Different General Ledger reports and inquiries have different signs in the debit and credit columns. Some reports in other applications, such as Accounts Payable, show debit and credit amounts as positive amounts. This can cause confusion when reconciling with General Ledger because the type of transaction can appear as a negative on some reports in General Ledger. Signage is consistent on Inquiries. If you're unsure about what prints on a report, run an inquiry for the same account and compare the signage. General Ledger Reports and Inquiries Negatives in the credit column A negative number in the credit column means the entry is a normal credit in the following reports and inquiries. - Current Ledger, Year-to-date Ledger, Inquiries
 NOTE: You can change how the credit balance prints on ledgers in GL Settings, Ledger settings, Activity, Print Credits options.
Positives in the credit column A positive number in the credit column means the entry is a normal credit in the following reports and journals. - Entries by Account Report
- Entries by Batch Report
- Totals by Batch Report
- Posting journals
Activity columns The following reports and inquiries have only one column for activity. Since this column reflects net activity, a positive number is a debit balance and a negative number is a credit balance. - Trial Balance
- Working Trial Balance
- Account Inquiry (first window)
- Budget Report
- Budget Inquiry
Financial Statements Financial Statements print balances as positive (normal) and negative. The account type determines which value prints as positive. The following account types print debit balances as positive (normal). - Current assets
- Noncurrent assets
- Cost
- Expense
The following account types print credit balances as positive (normal). - Current liabilities
- Noncurrent liabilities
- Equity
- Retained earnings
- Income
- Other income
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