> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ezyiah.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Preparing Balance Sheets Report

> Generate and read a client's Balance Sheet report for a financial year

Ezyiah generates a Balance Sheet report from a client's reconciled transactions and opening balances, broken down by financial year.

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<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Reports">
    With a client selected, click **Reports** in the left sidebar to expand it. This reveals every report Ezyiah can generate for that client, including **Balance Sheet** alongside Business Activity Statement, Profit & Loss, Trial Balance, General Ledger Summary, Transaction Report, Depreciation Schedule, Taxable Payments Annual Report, and EOFY Statement.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Balance Sheet report">
    Click **Balance Sheet** in the expanded Reports list. Ezyiah generates the report for the client and loads it on screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Filter by frequency and financial year">
    Use the **Frequency** selector in the top right to set how the report is broken down, and the **Financial Year** selector to choose which year to view. The report updates to reflect both.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Reading the report

The report opens with the client's **Company Name**, the **Reporting Period** covered, and who it was **Prepared By**.

Below that, the **Summary of Amounts** breaks the balance sheet into its standard sections, starting with **Assets**. Within Assets, **Current Assets** lists each account with its account code and balance, such as Comm, PAYG Instalments, Cash on Hand, GST Receivable, Stock on Hand, and Work in Progress, followed by a **Total Current Assets** line. **Non-Current Assets** follows the same layout for longer term holdings.

<Tip>
  Use the zoom controls in the top left to adjust how the report displays on screen, and click **Export Report** in the top right to download it.
</Tip>

<Note>
  This page currently covers the Assets section of the report. The Liabilities and Equity sections follow the same layout and will be added here once screenshots of those sections are available.
</Note>
