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April 22, 2021
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My balance sheet on Schedule L is not matching

  • April 22, 2021
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This is the first time I've had to do the balance sheet on my taxes. My revenue was about $240,000 for 2019 and $260,000 for 2020.

 

The numbers of the left are for the beginning of the year and the numbers on the right are for the end of the year.

 

Assets

Cash $30,140 - $45,231

Inventories $3,305 -$4,398

Buildings and other depreciable assets $47,108 - $58,383

Less accumulated depreciation $41,892 - $44,358

Total assets $38,661 - $63,654

 

Liabilities

Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in 1 year or more $50,938 - $41,205

Capital stock 100 - 100

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $51,038 - $49,221

Balance sheet out of balance by -$12,377 - $14,433

 

The -$12,377 is a negative number. All the other numbers are positive. 

 

In retained earnings reconciliation the number is $7,916. If I put a different number the software will say it is not in balance. 

 

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

 

 

1 reply

M-MTax
April 22, 2021

But what's the question? That's how you reconcile the balance sheet.

April 22, 2021

My question is how do I make the two numbers match at the bottom of the balance sheet?