diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs
index 0927965dc..0ff2a1a3c 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.hs
@@ -458,18 +458,19 @@ renderComponent1 opts (acctname, depth, total) (FormatField ljust min max field)
 -- The CSV will always include the initial headings row,
 -- and will include the final totals row unless --no-total is set.
 multiBalanceReportAsCsv :: ReportOpts -> MultiBalanceReport -> CSV
-multiBalanceReportAsCsv opts@ReportOpts{average_, row_total_} (MultiBalanceReport (colspans, items, (coltotals,tot,avg))) =
+multiBalanceReportAsCsv opts@ReportOpts{average_, row_total_}
+    (PeriodicReport colspans items (PeriodicReportRow _ _ coltotals tot avg)) =
   maybetranspose $
   ("Account" : map showDateSpan colspans
    ++ ["Total"   | row_total_]
    ++ ["Average" | average_]
   ) :
-  [T.unpack (maybeAccountNameDrop opts a) :
+  [T.unpack (maybeAccountNameDrop opts $ acctFull a) :
    map showMixedAmountOneLineWithoutPrice
    (amts
     ++ [rowtot | row_total_]
     ++ [rowavg | average_])
-  | (a, _, _, amts, rowtot, rowavg) <- items]
+  | PeriodicReportRow a _ amts rowtot rowavg <- items]
   ++
   if no_total_ opts
   then []
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ multiBalanceReportAsText ropts@ReportOpts{..} r =
         PeriodChange       -> "Balance changes"
         CumulativeChange   -> "Ending balances (cumulative)"
         HistoricalBalance  -> "Ending balances (historical)")
-      (showDateSpan $ multiBalanceReportSpan r)
+      (showDateSpan $ periodicReportSpan r)
       (case value_ of
         Just (AtCost _mc)   -> ", valued at cost"
         Just (AtEnd _mc)    -> ", valued at period ends"
@@ -596,7 +597,8 @@ multiBalanceReportAsText ropts@ReportOpts{..} r =
 
 -- | Build a 'Table' from a multi-column balance report.
 balanceReportAsTable :: ReportOpts -> MultiBalanceReport -> Table String String MixedAmount
-balanceReportAsTable opts@ReportOpts{average_, row_total_, balancetype_} (MultiBalanceReport (colspans, items, (coltotals,tot,avg))) =
+balanceReportAsTable opts@ReportOpts{average_, row_total_, balancetype_}
+    (PeriodicReport colspans items (PeriodicReportRow _ _ coltotals tot avg)) =
    maybetranspose $
    addtotalrow $
    Table
@@ -612,10 +614,10 @@ balanceReportAsTable opts@ReportOpts{average_, row_total_, balancetype_} (MultiB
                   ++ ["  Total" | totalscolumn]
                   ++ ["Average" | average_]
     accts = map renderacct items
-    renderacct (a,a',i,_,_,_)
+    renderacct (PeriodicReportRow (AccountLeaf a a') i _ _ _)
       | tree_ opts = replicate ((i-1)*2) ' ' ++ T.unpack a'
       | otherwise  = T.unpack $ maybeAccountNameDrop opts a
-    rowvals (_,_,_,as,rowtot,rowavg) = as
+    rowvals (PeriodicReportRow _ _ as rowtot rowavg) = as
                              ++ [rowtot | totalscolumn]
                              ++ [rowavg | average_]
     addtotalrow | no_total_ opts = id
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
index a64bc6684..abe77e0c0 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ compoundBalanceCommand CompoundBalanceCommandSpec{..} opts@CliOpts{reportopts_=r
       subreports =
         map (\CBCSubreportSpec{..} ->
                 (cbcsubreporttitle
-                ,mbrNormaliseSign cbcsubreportnormalsign $ -- <- convert normal-negative to normal-positive
+                ,prNormaliseSign cbcsubreportnormalsign $ -- <- convert normal-negative to normal-positive
                   compoundBalanceSubreport ropts' userq j priceoracle cbcsubreportquery cbcsubreportnormalsign
                 ,cbcsubreportincreasestotal
                 ))
             cbcqueries
 
       subtotalrows =
-        [(coltotals, increasesoveralltotal)
-        | (_, MultiBalanceReport (_,_,(coltotals,_,_)), increasesoveralltotal) <- subreports
+        [(prrAmounts $ prTotals report, increasesoveralltotal)
+        | (_, report, increasesoveralltotal) <- subreports
         ]
 
       -- Sum the subreport totals by column. Handle these cases:
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ compoundBalanceCommand CompoundBalanceCommandSpec{..} opts@CliOpts{reportopts_=r
 
       colspans =
         case subreports of
-          (_, MultiBalanceReport (ds,_,_), _):_ -> ds
+          (_, PeriodicReport ds _ _, _):_ -> ds
           [] -> []
 
       title =
@@ -261,20 +261,20 @@ compoundBalanceSubreport ropts@ReportOpts{..} userq j priceoracle subreportqfn s
     ropts' = ropts { empty_=True, normalbalance_=Just subreportnormalsign }
     -- run the report
     q = And [subreportqfn j, userq]
-    r@(MultiBalanceReport (dates, rows, totals)) = multiBalanceReportWith ropts' q j priceoracle
+    r@(PeriodicReport dates rows totals) = multiBalanceReportWith ropts' q j priceoracle
     -- if user didn't specify --empty, now remove the all-zero rows, unless they have non-zero subaccounts
     -- in this report
     r' | empty_    = r
-       | otherwise = MultiBalanceReport (dates, rows', totals)
+       | otherwise = PeriodicReport dates rows' totals
           where
             nonzeroaccounts =
               dbg1 "nonzeroaccounts" $
-              catMaybes $ map (\(act,_,_,amts,_,_) ->
-                            if not (all isZeroMixedAmount amts) then Just act else Nothing) rows
+              mapMaybe (\(PeriodicReportRow act _ amts _ _) ->
+                            if not (all isZeroMixedAmount amts) then Just (acctFull act) else Nothing) rows
             rows' = filter (not . emptyRow) rows
               where
-                emptyRow (act,_,_,amts,_,_) =
-                  all isZeroMixedAmount amts && all (not . (act `isAccountNamePrefixOf`)) nonzeroaccounts
+                emptyRow (PeriodicReportRow act _ amts _ _) =
+                  all isZeroMixedAmount amts && all (not . (acctFull act `isAccountNamePrefixOf`)) nonzeroaccounts
 
 -- | Render a compound balance report as plain text suitable for console output.
 {- Eg:
@@ -367,8 +367,7 @@ compoundBalanceReportAsCsv ropts (title, colspans, subreports, (coltotals, grand
             (if row_total_ ropts then (1+) else id) $
             (if average_ ropts then (1+) else id) $
             maximum $ -- depends on non-null subreports
-            map (\(MultiBalanceReport (amtcolheadings, _, _)) -> length amtcolheadings) $
-            map second3 subreports
+            map (length . prDates . second3) subreports
     addtotals
       | no_total_ ropts || length subreports == 1 = id
       | otherwise = (++