[GNC] Reconcile Operation overrides User-entered Ending Balance

[Ken Marshall]

On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 03:35:35PM -0600, Tom Route36 wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> ...
> I get a credit card statement; and I want to reconcile it.  The statement
> ending date is 7/27, and the statement ending balance is $800.  I open up
> the account in GnuCash and hit the Reconcile button.  The Reconcile window
> pops up showing me a Statement Date of 7/25 with an Ending Balance of $800. 
> So far, all is okay.  I know the Statement Date in the Reconcile popup is an
> estimated date based on the previous month, and the Reconcile Ending Balance
> is the balance of the account as of that estimated date.  It's all good.
> 
> Now I need to do the Reconcile operation.  So in that popup window, I edit
> the Reconcile Statement Date changing it from 7/25 to 7/27; and I see that
> the Reconcile Ending Balance changed from $800 to $950.  That change in
> Ending Balance doesn't surprise me because I know that I had a transaction
> on 7/27 for $150; and that transaction won't appear on my credit card
> statement until the following month. However, GnuCash figures that $150 is
> part of the current reconciliation period.  No big deal though.  I just go
> and edit the Ending Balance from $950 back to $800.  With my edits, both
> those fields in the Reconcile popup window now match my credit card
> statement.  Again, everything looks fine.
> 
> ...
> Anyway, I just wanted to put this out here for any comments, in case there's
> some logical reason that I'm not aware of for GnuCash ignoring or overriding
> my input in the Reconcile popup window.  Let me know what you think.
> 
> Tom

Hi Tom,

>From the information provided, the credit card statement ending date is
in fact midnight on 7/26, not 7/27 or your charge of $150 would have appeared
on it. I would check with your credit card company to see what they use as
their definition of Statement Date versus the charges on it.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Ken