General Ledger
Financial Reports
Financial Reports for a merchandising business.
How to run the program
Launch Notepad ++
File name
Run and select desired browser to launch
Click on Button Financial Reports for a merchandising business.
Changing Company Name
Load Notepad++
Click on File and open it
Line 40 contains the name of the company for the Balance Sheet.
Substitute desired company name.
Repeat for the additional forms: 500 for adjusted trial balance, 180 Stockholders' Equity and 209 for the Income Statement.
Save Program.
Editing Accounts and Entering Balances
Load Notepad++
Get the file
The function displayAllMdse() is between lines 23 and 565.
Find the account name you want to change.
Replace your new account name with the old one and new balance.
Save your program and run.
Posting to Accounts
Launch Notepad++
Get the program.
Locate the account to be posted var Debit = number(0); or var Credit = number(0);
Put your number inside the parentheses.
Save the program and test.
Closing the Books
Isolate each expense account.
Credit each with the amount in the expense account
Debugging/Finding Errors
Execute the program
Press F12 key to activate javaScript debugger.
Errors and lines are reported in the console
Correct error, save and retry