how should i run balance sheet report and ar aging report so the amounts are equal

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To ensure that your Balance Sheet report and AR Aging report amounts are equal, you need to consider the following: 1. Financial reports vs Aging reports: Financial reports like the Balance Sheet are based on the posting period, while Aging reports are based on the transaction date by default. If you allow a date/period mismatch, you'll have variances. You can change this in your accounting preferences to make Aging reports based off transaction date or due date. 2. Account type: The standard AP aging report includes ALL accounts of account type "Accounts Payable". You should add a filter to only include the AP account that matches the Balance Sheet account you want to reconcile. 3. Manual Journal Entries: If you have manual Journal Entries in your balance, these are excluded from the report and could cause discrepancies. 4. Individual settings: Check your individual settings. Go to preferences and make sure you are viewing as "financial only". 5. Currency exchange rates: If you're dealing with multiple currencies, ensure that the exchange rates are consistent across all reports. For example, if accounts are set to use the "Current" general rate type, it exchanges currencies when viewing consolidated reports using the current exchange rates for the period ending the report date range. Switching this account to use "Average" general rate type might resolve discrepancies. If after all these steps, the balances still do not match, you may need to trace the earliest period with discrepancy and manually trace the discrepancy per entity. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******