I'm interested in your question, I'm not sure what you mean by balancing. I
only know it by very simplistic terms.
In these simplistic terms, technically neither would balance given the
other's equation.
(Ledger: Assetts+Liabilities=Equity: Accounting Assets-Liabilities=Equity,
no?)
Because the
Thanks for the examples, they are interesting. I haven't yet seen the balanced transactions that could unbalance the
accounting equation in the simple arithmetic sense, ie allowing all signs. I see how an accounting program could catch
and disallow balances of unusual/unexpected sign in accounts