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# Balance Sheet object

A Balance Sheet object represents a balance sheet that has been generated for a [Business](/api-reference/business/business).

Balance Sheets are generated for a specific effective date and only contain information for categorized transactions that have been journaled to the general ledger.

### Attributes

<ParamField body="business_id" type="string">
  ID of the Business the balance sheet was generated for.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="type" type="string">
  Resource type. Value will be "Balance\_Sheet"
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="effective_date" type="ISO8601 timestamp">
  Effective date for the balance sheet.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="assets" type="Line Item object">
  A [Line Item](/api-reference/reports/pnl/pnl#line-item-object) object representing the assets on the balance sheet.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="liabilities_and_equity" type="Line Item object">
  A [Line Item](/api-reference/reports/pnl/pnl#line-item-object) object representing the liabilities and equity on the balance sheet.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="fully_categorized" type="boolean">
  A boolean representing whether all imported transactions within the effective date have been categorized. If FALSE, there are uncategorized transactions.
</ParamField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "type": "Balance_Sheet",
      "business_id": "47bdad2a-d670-4295-ae52-6f263e91caf2",
      "effective_date": "2024-06-07T00:15:29.477022Z",
      "assets": {
        "name": "Assets",
        "display_name": "Assets",
        "value": 50425,
        "line_items": [
          {
            "name": "Bank Accounts",
            "display_name": "Bank Accounts",
            "value": 57425,
            "line_items": [
              {
                "name": "Default Test Client Banking",
                "display_name": "Default Test Client Banking",
                "value": 57425,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              }
            ],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
            "display_name": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
            "value": 0,
            "line_items": [],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Inventory",
            "display_name": "Inventory",
            "value": 0,
            "line_items": [],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Fixed Assets",
            "display_name": "Fixed Assets",
            "value": -7000,
            "line_items": [
              {
                "name": "Machinery & Equipment",
                "display_name": "Machinery & Equipment",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Laser",
                "display_name": "Laser",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Computer Equipment",
                "display_name": "Computer Equipment",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Furniture & Fixtures",
                "display_name": "Furniture & Fixtures",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Accumulated Depreciation",
                "display_name": "Accumulated Depreciation",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              }
            ],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Cash",
            "display_name": "Cash",
            "value": 0,
            "line_items": [],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Undeposited funds",
            "display_name": "Undeposited funds",
            "value": 0,
            "line_items": [],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Payment Processor Clearing Accounts",
            "display_name": "Payment Processor Clearing Accounts",
            "value": 0,
            "line_items": [
              {
                "name": "Stripe Clearing",
                "display_name": "Stripe Clearing",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              }
            ],
            "is_contra": false
          }
        ],
        "is_contra": false
      },
      "liabilities_and_equity": {
        "name": "Liabilities and Equity",
        "display_name": "Liabilities and Equity",
        "value": 50425,
        "line_items": [
          {
            "name": "Liabilities",
            "display_name": "Liabilities",
            "value": 50000,
            "line_items": [
              {
                "name": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
                "display_name": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
                "value": 50000,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Credit Cards",
                "display_name": "Credit Cards",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Shareholder Loans",
                "display_name": "Shareholder Loans",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Payroll Liabilities",
                "display_name": "Payroll Liabilities",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Sales Tax Payable",
                "display_name": "Sales Tax Payable",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Line of Credit",
                "display_name": "Line of Credit",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Notes Payable",
                "display_name": "Notes Payable",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Collected Tips",
                "display_name": "Collected Tips",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Unearned Revenue",
                "display_name": "Unearned Revenue",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Undeposited Payments",
                "display_name": "Undeposited Payments",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              }
            ],
            "is_contra": false
          },
          {
            "name": "Equities",
            "display_name": "Equities",
            "value": 425,
            "line_items": [
              {
                "name": "Revenue",
                "display_name": "Revenue",
                "value": 400,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Expenses",
                "display_name": "Expenses",
                "value": -20,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": true
              },
              {
                "name": "Contributions",
                "display_name": "Contributions",
                "value": 5,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Distributions",
                "display_name": "Distributions",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Common Stock",
                "display_name": "Common Stock",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Additional Paid-In Capital",
                "display_name": "Additional Paid-In Capital",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Retained Earnings",
                "display_name": "Retained Earnings",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Accumulated Adjustments",
                "display_name": "Accumulated Adjustments",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              },
              {
                "name": "Opening Balance Equity",
                "display_name": "Opening Balance Equity",
                "value": 0,
                "line_items": [],
                "is_contra": false
              }
            ],
            "is_contra": false
          }
        ],
        "is_contra": false
      },
      "fully_categorized": true
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>
