Crashes and Incorrect Reconciliation Dates

Tommy Trussell tommy.trussell at gmail.com
Wed Nov 16 21:54:11 EST 2016


I didn't answer this before, but on further reflection...

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>
wrote:

> 2. I noticed all the reconciliation dates are the last date of the month,
> regardless of when I reconciled the accounts. I also write the date on the
> bank statements when I reconciled the account, and my notes do not match
> what GnuCash is telling me. Also, the bank statements always end on the
> last day of the month, so there is no way I can reconcile the account until
> after the third or fourth day of the next month - it takes a couple of days
> for the bank to create the monthly report.
>
> What am I missing in the reconciliation process that the date shown in
> GNuCash is incorrect?
>

The date in the reconcile window is intended to match the closing date of
the statement, just as the other information matches the opening and
closing balances.

GnuCash may possibly keep track of the date that you performed the
reconciliation, but that date may not be readily visible in the GUI. After
all, the reconciliation process is intended to match the figures on the
bank statement, and each account is managed separately. (For example, only
a few of my bank statements close a the end of the month, and GnuCash
"remembers" the previous closing date for each one, and suggests the next
month's date when I begin a reconciliation after that date.)

If you need to show the date you actually reconciled each account, that
information MAY be stored somewhere but I have not seen it.


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