Reconcile does not work for me

[Michael McKay]

Hi Ken,

What do you mean by "I reconciled as of the date of the bank statement, and
the entries in the ledger but not in
the bank statement were before that date"?  Shouldn't every entry in the
bank statement also be before the statement date?

Also, when you fill in the box on the reconciliation window with the "ending
balance", which number do you use, the ending balance of the statement or
the ending balance of the ledger?

My apologies if this is too obvious.


Yours,

Michael McKay
MJM Consulting
613.724.8169


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[mailto:gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org] On Behalf Of Ken Heard
Sent: May-11-09 10:33 PM
To: gnucash-user
Subject: Re: Reconcile does not work for me

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Jonathan Blake wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Ken Heard <ken at heard.name> wrote:
> 
>> As far as I can figure out, that number -- the "Difference" -- can only
>> be zero if every item in both the debit and credit columns in the
>> "reconcile" window are checked off.  If so, what is the point of the
>> reconciliation process?
> 
> If you have entered transactions beyond what is on the statement that
> you're reconciling against (e.g. transactions made in May after the
> April statement dates ended), then those transactions in May shouldn't
> be checked as reconciled. In fact, checking them should make the
> difference (between reconciled balance and statement balance)
> something other than zero.

First, please post to the list instead of only to me, because I prefer
to read such posts on the list, and so that other people on the list my
benefit from your comments.

Second, I was and am aware of the point you made.  I reconciled as of
the date of the bank statement, and the entries in the ledger but not in
the bank statement were before that date.

Regards, Ken Heard

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