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Account substantiation: make the balance defensible

Account substantiation makes a versioned trial-balance amount traceable down to complete population, roll-forward, assertions, evidence and open items, then back up to the same figure. Subledger agreement proves only tie; it does not rule out duplicate invoices, incomplete population or wrong classification. Evidence varies by account and assertion, and reconciliation differences break into identified, directed, aged, owned actionable items. Materiality follows known cause, and age changes whether an item is timing or escalation. A zero account is not exempt; its gross movement and counter-accounts are opened. Approval follows retotal, tie and testing on latest source and version, with corrections posted and affected tests rerun.

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  1. Accounting learning outcomes
  2. Accounting case and facts
  3. Accounting treatment
  4. Supporting documents
  5. Worked cases and entries
  6. Posting and controls
  7. Required workpaper
  8. Work files and downloads
  9. Test the treatment with other figures
  10. Staged accounting case
  11. Treatment and review errors
  12. Error log
  13. Treatment and control summary
  14. Professional question
  15. Check your understanding
  16. On video

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