FINAL ACCOUNTS :

Trial balance proves the arithmetical accuracy of the business transactions, but it is not the end. The businessman is interested in
knowing whether the business has resulted in profit or loss and what the financial position of the business is at a given period. In short, he wants to know the profitability and the financial soundness of the business. The trader can ascertain these by preparing the final accounts. The final accounts are prepared at the end of the year from the trial balance. Hence the trial balance is said to be the connecting link between the ledger accounts and the final accounts.