A tagged balance sheet can select only part of the company's posted lines. Its assets may therefore differ from liabilities plus equity as a standalone set of books. The tagged report explicitly identifies this when the selected subset does not balance.
Confirm the tag, report dates and assignment coverage before investigating the difference. Some transactions may carry the tag on only part of their accounting lines, while related activity belongs to another tag or remains unassigned. The full company statement and the tag view can legitimately have different scope.
Do not add an unexplained balancing journal solely to make the tag-selected subset balance. First establish whether the assignments are complete and whether the intended analysis requires a full independent set of books or a narrower operational view.
Use the tagged General Ledger and account drilldown to trace included lines. Preserve the report's warning and scope when sharing it. A tag report should not be presented as a complete legal-entity balance sheet unless its underlying accounting coverage supports that interpretation.
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