The advantage that the three-column ledger account format has over the T-account format is that:

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it requires to be totaled and balanced before a user can obtain information about that account item's closing balance.

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it causes the trial balance to be prepared correctly.

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it allows the user to understand how to apply the double-entry rules.

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it provides the user of this information with a running balance of that particular account item.

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