[GNC] Reconciling duplicate entries of same transaction
Stephen M. Butler
kg7je at arrl.net
Sun Oct 13 14:10:04 EDT 2024
On 10/13/24 11:00, Art Chimes wrote:
> A credit card reconciliation has given me a discrepancy of several
> hundred dollars. The account was reconciled a month or two ago, but
> the I couldn’t get the latest statement to work. So I have laboriously
> been working my way backwards to see where the problem(s) lie.
>
> I was embarrassed to discover two transactions from recent months that
> were each entered twice. In neither case, fortunately, did I actually
> double-pay.
Hey, you found them! I've had situations where I have accidentally
deleted already reconciled transactions. Took a little longer to figure
that out.
<<snip>>
> Also, am I correct in thinking that if the most current (bank)
> statement reconciles, that constitutes a reconciled account, even if
> getting there is a rocky road?
That is correct. You can even add in a muddy road -- as long as you get
to the reconciled state and can show reasonable steps to get there.
--Steve
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