Trial Balance

GET https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/reports/accounting/trial_balance?start_date=2019-01-01&end_date=2019-12-31&currency_code=USD

A quick gut check to make sure your books are balanced.

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RESPONSES

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