How to Read the Balance Sheet

See your assets, liabilities, and equity at any point in time.

What this does

Shows the financial position of your business at a specific date — what you own, what you owe, and what's left over.

When to use it

Review at year end, before a funding round, or when a bank asks for financial statements.

Step by step

  1. Go to ReportsBalance Sheet
  2. Set the As At date
  3. Click Run Report
  4. Assets are shown first, then liabilities, then equity
  5. Assets must equal Liabilities + Equity — if they don't, check your opening balances