Balancing checking account with bank statement

[Dennis Powless]

That is the process, the bank statement balance should be the one you
see.  Unless you did alter one or more of the transactions that was
reconciled.

D

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 6:22 PM, David Carlson <carlson.dl at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 4/14/2011 3:33 PM, Diann wrote:
>>
>> I am having difficulty with this.  I find that the reconciliation window
>> does not carry forward the ending balance from the previous bank statement
>> as the opening balance to reconcile with, but rather carries forward the
>> checkbook balance.  This makes it very unlikely to balance with the bank
>> statement.   Other programs I have used have always carried forward the
>> ending bank statement balance as the opening balance on the next
>> reconciliation.  Am I missing something or doing something wrong?  Thanks
>> for your help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Diann I. Hayes
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> Would not the ending balance from the previous statement be the same as
> the checkbook (reconciled) balance unless a previously reconciled
> transaction has disappeared from the register or been changed to
> un-reconciled?   In either case, you still have a mystery to solve to
> get a correct reconciliation.  Perhaps I do not understand your question.
> Transactions that were matched with downloaded transactions are marked
> with a 'c' while transactions that have been reconciled are marked with
> a "y".  Normally you get a warning if you try to change a reconciled
> transaction.
>
> David Carlson
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