Trial balance question in mock test

Motiv

In task 1 of the mock test I had a true or false question about the trial balance:

A trial balance that balances proves that the bookkeeping is accurate.

I answered "true" to this question. However, the answer is false according to the results. I was hoping someone could explain this to me, as I thought that this was the purpose of the trial balance.

Motiv

I think I've been able to answer my own question:

A completed trial balance does not mean that the accounts are error-free - and this applies to both manual and digital bookkeeping systems. For example, not recording a transaction, recording the same transaction twice, or recording a transaction in the wrong account will all produce a seemingly balanced trial balance, but one that is incorrect.

Thought I would update the post, as thought it might be helpful for someone else in the future.

anony123

There isn’t any double bookkeeping in the trial balance. The TB is there just to see if the entries do balance