Drill Down from Trial Balance

Overview

The Drill Down from Trial Balance to General Ledger (GL) Transactions feature allows you to explore the journal entry activity behind Trial Balance (TB) account balances. By drilling into an account, you can view the detailed GL transactions that make up the balance for a selected period, improving transparency and supporting audit and financial review workflows.

This feature is only available in Pro engagements and uses a reusable General Ledger view to provide flexible filtering and data exploration.

How to Drill Down from Trial Balance to GL Transactions

  1. Open your engagement in CCH iFirm Engagement.

  2. Navigate to the Trial Balance view.

  3. Locate the account you want to analyze.

  4. Select the drill down button on the account to drill down into its details.

  5. The General Ledger view opens, displaying the journal entry lines that impact the selected account for the current period

What You See in the General Ledger View

When you drill down from the Trial Balance, the GL view is automatically filtered to show:

  • All journal entry lines affecting the selected account

  • Activity within the selected period

  • Opening and closing balances for context

Filtering and Exploring Transactions

From the General Ledger view, you can:

  • Apply filters to narrow results (for example, by date range or amount)

  • Sort transactions to support analysis and review

  • Remove or adjust filters to expand beyond the original account selection

This flexibility allows you to investigate how balances are composed without leaving Analytics.

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