diff --git a/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test b/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test
index 2ee0b009a..1009970ce 100644
--- a/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test
+++ b/tests/balancesheet/balancesheet.test
@@ -21,3 +21,108 @@ Total:
                    1
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
+
+# 2.
+hledger -f sample.journal balancesheet -p 'monthly in 2008'
+>>>
+Balance Sheet
+
+                      ||  2008/01/31  2008/02/29  2008/03/31  2008/04/30  2008/05/31  2008/06/30  2008/07/31  2008/08/31  2008/09/30  2008/10/31  2008/11/30  2008/12/31 
+======================++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Assets               ||                                                                                                                                                 
+----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ assets:bank:checking ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0 
+ assets:bank:saving   ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1 
+ assets:cash          ||           0           0           0           0           0         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2 
+----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1 
+======================++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Liabilities          ||                                                                                                                                                 
+----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ liabilities:debts    ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1 
+----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1 
+======================++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Total                ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
+
+
+>>>=0
+
+# 3.
+hledger -f sample.journal balancesheet -p 'monthly in 2008' --tree
+>>>
+Balance Sheet
+
+              ||  2008/01/31  2008/02/29  2008/03/31  2008/04/30  2008/05/31  2008/06/30  2008/07/31  2008/08/31  2008/09/30  2008/10/31  2008/11/30  2008/12/31 
+==============++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Assets       ||                                                                                                                                                 
+--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ assets       ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1 
+   bank       ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2          $1 
+     checking ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0 
+     saving   ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1 
+   cash       ||           0           0           0           0           0         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2 
+--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+              ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1 
+==============++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Liabilities  ||                                                                                                                                                 
+--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ liabilities  ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1 
+   debts      ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1 
+--------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+              ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1 
+==============++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Total        ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
+
+
+>>>= 0
+
+# 4.
+hledger -f sample.journal balancesheet -p 'monthly in 2008' -A
+>>>
+Balance Sheet
+
+                      ||  2008/01/31  2008/02/29  2008/03/31  2008/04/30  2008/05/31  2008/06/30  2008/07/31  2008/08/31  2008/09/30  2008/10/31  2008/11/30  2008/12/31  Average 
+======================++==========================================================================================================================================================
+ Assets               ||                                                                                                                                                          
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ assets:bank:checking ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0       $1 
+ assets:bank:saving   ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1       $1 
+ assets:cash          ||           0           0           0           0           0         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2      $-1 
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1        0 
+======================++==========================================================================================================================================================
+ Liabilities          ||                                                                                                                                                          
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ liabilities:debts    ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1        0 
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1        0 
+======================++==========================================================================================================================================================
+ Total                ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0        0 
+
+
+>>>= 0
+
+# 5.
+hledger -f sample.journal balancesheet -p 'monthly in 2008' -NT
+>>>
+Balance Sheet
+
+                      ||  2008/01/31  2008/02/29  2008/03/31  2008/04/30  2008/05/31  2008/06/30  2008/07/31  2008/08/31  2008/09/30  2008/10/31  2008/11/30  2008/12/31    Total 
+======================++==========================================================================================================================================================
+ Assets               ||                                                                                                                                                          
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ assets:bank:checking ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0      $11 
+ assets:bank:saving   ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1       $7 
+ assets:cash          ||           0           0           0           0           0         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2     $-14 
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1       $4 
+======================++==========================================================================================================================================================
+ Liabilities          ||                                                                                                                                                          
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ liabilities:debts    ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1       $1 
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0          $1       $1 
+
+
+>>>= 0
diff --git a/tests/balancesheet/sample.journal b/tests/balancesheet/sample.journal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec7089075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/balancesheet/sample.journal
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+; A sample journal file.
+;
+; Sets up this account tree:
+; assets
+;   bank
+;     checking
+;     saving
+;   cash
+; expenses
+;   food
+;   supplies
+; income
+;   gifts
+;   salary
+; liabilities
+;   debts
+
+2008/01/01 income
+    assets:bank:checking  $1
+    income:salary
+
+2008/06/01 gift
+    assets:bank:checking  $1
+    income:gifts
+
+2008/06/02 save
+    assets:bank:saving  $1
+    assets:bank:checking
+
+2008/06/03 * eat & shop
+    expenses:food      $1
+    expenses:supplies  $1
+    assets:cash
+
+2008/12/31 * pay off
+    liabilities:debts  $1
+    assets:bank:checking
+
+
+;final comment
diff --git a/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test b/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
index 657cb0690..14859225e 100644
--- a/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
+++ b/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
@@ -160,3 +160,40 @@ Total:
                    0
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
+
+# 6. Multicolumn test
+hledger -f sample.journal cashflow -p 'monthly in 2008'
+>>>
+Cashflow Statement
+
+                      ||  2008/01  2008/02  2008/03  2008/04  2008/05  2008/06  2008/07  2008/08  2008/09  2008/10  2008/11  2008/12 
+======================++=============================================================================================================
+ Cash flows           ||                                                                                                             
+----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ assets:bank:checking ||       $1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0      $-1 
+ assets:bank:saving   ||        0        0        0        0        0       $1        0        0        0        0        0        0 
+ assets:cash          ||        0        0        0        0        0      $-2        0        0        0        0        0        0 
+----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||       $1        0        0        0        0      $-1        0        0        0        0        0      $-1 
+
+
+>>>= 0
+
+# 6. Multicolumn test (historical)
+hledger -f sample.journal cashflow -p 'monthly in 2008' -A --historical
+>>>
+Cashflow Statement
+(Historical Ending Balances)
+
+                      ||  2008/01/31  2008/02/29  2008/03/31  2008/04/30  2008/05/31  2008/06/30  2008/07/31  2008/08/31  2008/09/30  2008/10/31  2008/11/30  2008/12/31  Average 
+======================++==========================================================================================================================================================
+ Cash flows           ||                                                                                                                                                          
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ assets:bank:checking ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0       $1 
+ assets:bank:saving   ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1       $1 
+ assets:cash          ||           0           0           0           0           0         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2      $-1 
+----------------------++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                      ||          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1           0           0           0           0           0           0         $-1        0 
+
+
+>>>= 0
diff --git a/tests/cashflow/sample.journal b/tests/cashflow/sample.journal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec7089075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cashflow/sample.journal
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+; A sample journal file.
+;
+; Sets up this account tree:
+; assets
+;   bank
+;     checking
+;     saving
+;   cash
+; expenses
+;   food
+;   supplies
+; income
+;   gifts
+;   salary
+; liabilities
+;   debts
+
+2008/01/01 income
+    assets:bank:checking  $1
+    income:salary
+
+2008/06/01 gift
+    assets:bank:checking  $1
+    income:gifts
+
+2008/06/02 save
+    assets:bank:saving  $1
+    assets:bank:checking
+
+2008/06/03 * eat & shop
+    expenses:food      $1
+    expenses:supplies  $1
+    assets:cash
+
+2008/12/31 * pay off
+    liabilities:debts  $1
+    assets:bank:checking
+
+
+;final comment
diff --git a/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test b/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test
index d6cf848fa..0b4aad058 100644
--- a/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test
+++ b/tests/incomestatement/incomestatement.test
@@ -184,3 +184,56 @@ Total:
                    0
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
+
+# 6. Multicolumn test
+hledger -f sample.journal incomestatement -p 'monthly in 2008' -AT
+>>>
+Income Statement
+
+                   ||  2008/01  2008/02  2008/03  2008/04  2008/05  2008/06  2008/07  2008/08  2008/09  2008/10  2008/11  2008/12    Total  Average 
+===================++===============================================================================================================================
+ Revenues          ||                                                                                                                               
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ income:gifts      ||        0        0        0        0        0      $-1        0        0        0        0        0        0      $-1        0 
+ income:salary     ||      $-1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0      $-1        0 
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                   ||      $-1        0        0        0        0      $-1        0        0        0        0        0        0      $-2        0 
+===================++===============================================================================================================================
+ Expenses          ||                                                                                                                               
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ expenses:food     ||        0        0        0        0        0       $1        0        0        0        0        0        0       $1        0 
+ expenses:supplies ||        0        0        0        0        0       $1        0        0        0        0        0        0       $1        0 
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                   ||        0        0        0        0        0       $2        0        0        0        0        0        0       $2        0 
+===================++===============================================================================================================================
+ Total             ||      $-1        0        0        0        0       $1        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0 
+
+
+>>>= 0
+
+# 6. Multicolumn test (historical)
+hledger -f sample.journal incomestatement -p 'monthly in 2008' --historical
+>>>
+Income Statement
+(Historical Ending Balances)
+
+                   ||  2008/01/31  2008/02/29  2008/03/31  2008/04/30  2008/05/31  2008/06/30  2008/07/31  2008/08/31  2008/09/30  2008/10/31  2008/11/30  2008/12/31 
+===================++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Revenues          ||                                                                                                                                                 
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ income:gifts      ||           0           0           0           0           0         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1 
+ income:salary     ||         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1 
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                   ||         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2         $-2 
+===================++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Expenses          ||                                                                                                                                                 
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ expenses:food     ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1 
+ expenses:supplies ||           0           0           0           0           0          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1          $1 
+-------------------++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                   ||           0           0           0           0           0          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2          $2 
+===================++=================================================================================================================================================
+ Total             ||         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1         $-1           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
+
+
+>>>= 0
diff --git a/tests/incomestatement/sample.journal b/tests/incomestatement/sample.journal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec7089075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/incomestatement/sample.journal
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+; A sample journal file.
+;
+; Sets up this account tree:
+; assets
+;   bank
+;     checking
+;     saving
+;   cash
+; expenses
+;   food
+;   supplies
+; income
+;   gifts
+;   salary
+; liabilities
+;   debts
+
+2008/01/01 income
+    assets:bank:checking  $1
+    income:salary
+
+2008/06/01 gift
+    assets:bank:checking  $1
+    income:gifts
+
+2008/06/02 save
+    assets:bank:saving  $1
+    assets:bank:checking
+
+2008/06/03 * eat & shop
+    expenses:food      $1
+    expenses:supplies  $1
+    assets:cash
+
+2008/12/31 * pay off
+    liabilities:debts  $1
+    assets:bank:checking
+
+
+;final comment