Quick question about ofx auto-reconcile

gnucash@cbbrowne.com gnucash@cbbrowne.com
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 11:41:45 -0400


> Working on the GUI, a came up with this little question:
>=20
> Suppose you just downloaded a transaction from your bank.  A check for=20
> example.
> -You write it on august 1st, end enter it into gnucash
> -The check clears on the 5th
> -On the tenth, you download your bank statement, and auto-reconcile that=
=20
> transaction.
>=20
> Should the reconciled date be the 5th or the 10th?

You did the reconciliation on the 10th, so that is the "reconciled date."

According to the bank, it cleared on the 5th, so that could be an _addition=
al_=20
date field to associate with the transaction, but that's not a "reconciled"=
=20
date.
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