In accounting, the term “balance brought forward” refers to the balance of an account at the end of a period (such as a month) that is carried forward to the next period 1. For example, the balance brought forward on a bank statement would be the balance at the end of the previous month 2. To balance brought forward from last month's cash 295 banks 4240, one would need to consider all transactions that occurred during the month and record them accordingly.