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Originally posted by Andrew Bates:
".BAL" (balance at the end of the current period) and ".Y" (sum of the net changes for the current year) should provide the same results for the P&L accounts, since their opening balance should be $0.00. Am I missing something here?

However, that does not work for prior year-to-date. .BAL_PY and .YY do not produce the same results. With .YY, the Balance Sheet balances.