Balance Sheet Imbalance Yet Nothing in Imbalance-USD Account

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Sat, August 13, 2011 12:16 pm, witkoz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've searched for an answer to my question on the forum but couldn't seem
> to
> find an answer to it. Apologies if I missed it.
>
> I've just happily entered a day's worth of transactions and suddenly found
> that my balance sheet became unbalanced. Funnily enough, the amount in
> "Imbalance-USD" is nil (though the "Imbalance-USD" account itself still
> shows up on the balance sheet and does not disappear as it normally does
> when balanced). The problem is that Assets do not equal Liabilities +
> Equity.
>
> I looked through my transactions and all seem to be balanced. How do I
> trace
> my mistake(s)?

Most likely you have a purchase and sale of stock or foreign currency for
which you do not properly account for the gain or loss in the transaction.

> Please advise.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Witold

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-derek

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