reconciliation problem

[Wes Sheldahl]

On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:19:49PM -0500, Matthew Vanecek wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 11:40, Wes Sheldahl wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I'm using GnuCash 1.6.6, and have a problem reconciling my bank
> > account with my bank's account statement. Essentially, my bank's
> > starting balance and my starting balance as recorded in GnuCash
> > don't match. How do I find and correct the problem? Is there any way
> > to review the prior month in GnuCash to see confirm that it was
> > right last month? I thought that it reconciled correctly last month.
> > Also, is it possible that I changed a reconciled transaction, thus
> > causing it to longer match the bank statement after it had been
> > reconciled? Does GnuCash give any warnings if I were to attempt
> > this?
> > 
> > Many thanks for your answers and general suggestions.
> 
> You're starting balance is a result of how you reconciled your account
> last month.  Typically you would expect it to match what your bank has. 
> If if doesn't, then you may have mis-entered information in your last
> reconciliation.  It's a matter of going over your last reconciliation
> and statements again to find the error.  Pure elbow grease, m'friend...
> 
> -- 
> Matthew Vanecek

I understand what a starting balance is. I think I probably found a
way to change a previously reconciled transaction, perhaps from the
expense side of the transaction.

I don't mind the elbow grease, but is there a way to see what
GnuCash thinks the beginning and ending balance was at the previous
month's statement date? For the statement two months ago? There
ought to be a way to narrow down the discrepancy to at least a
single month's timespan, and then go transaction by transaction
through that month.

Thanks for the suggestions,

-- 
Wes Sheldahl
wsheldahl@qx.net