The General Ledger filter panel includes a Contra accounts control. Review that setting when a report should include or distinguish accounts whose normal side differs from the main account group. The filter affects the selected report view, not the account's stored accounting definition.
Open Filter General Ledger, inspect the account and contra-account choices, and apply the intended selection. Use the chart record to confirm an unfamiliar account's purpose rather than deciding from its name alone.
A contra-account filter can explain why a filtered total differs from a broader statement or account group. Compare the same dates and basis, then check which posted lines each view includes. Running balances retain full account history even when the visible matching set is narrower.
Do not change an account's normal balance merely to make it appear in a report filter. That is a separate chart decision with restrictions once posted activity exists. If the stored account treatment is wrong, review the supported correction process with the person responsible for the books and preserve the history behind the change.
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