Should I reconcile 3 years worth of transactions!?

[RhysGoodwin]

Hi, first time poster here.

I've been using GnuCash for about 3 years. I don't ever really enter
anything manually into it. I just import my bank statements via OFX,
(transactional account, mortgage, credit card etc). I then assign
income/expenses to various accounts so I can track where my money is going.
I do this about once a month. 

I've never really used the reconciliation feature as everything in GnuCash
is direct from the bank. I'm about to start being a self employed contractor
and want to make sure I'm doing things right as I will probably need an
accountant to look over my books at the end of the year. 

Even as a contractor the transactions into GnuCash will come from my bank
statements, not manually. (I'll only be issuing 1 invoice a month).

Should I be reconciling transactions or doesn't it matter? Should I go back
and reconcile everything for the last 3 years?

Cheers,
Rhys




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