The primary purpose of the trial balance is to
A)disclose the complete effect of a transaction in one place.
B)make sure a journal entry is not posted twice.
C)transfer journal entries to the ledger accounts.
D)prove the equality of the debit and credit amounts after posting.

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The primary purpose of the trial balance is to ensure that the total debits equal the total credits after all transactions have been posted, indicating that the ledger is in balance.

The Primary Purpose of the Trial Balance Is to