If the bookkeeper forgot to record a credit to accounts receivable:
A) the trial balance would still balance.
B) debits would exceed credits on the trial balance.
C) credits would exceed debits on the trial balance.
D) total debits and total credits would both be incorrect on the trial balance.

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Forgetting to record a credit to accounts receivable means that there is an unrecorded increase in assets, which should be recorded as a debit. Therefore, debits would exceed credits on the trial balance.

If the Bookkeeper Forgot to Record a Credit to Accounts