[GNC] Reconciliation when GC has transactions the statement does not have [was: Re: Kind of a Philosophical Question about Transaction Dates]

[Jim DeLaHunt]

Brook:

On 2026-03-11 20:45, Brook Milligan via gnucash-user wrote:
> I initiated a transaction on one day that just happened to be the day prior to a bank statement, and that statement did not include the transaction.  Going through the GC reconciliation process, I find that the GC balance cannot match the bank balance because the former has included the transaction and the latter has not.  To complete the reconciliation, I am forced to change the GC transaction date until some time following the bank statement date.
>
> Is that the correct way to handle this or is there some other option that I am not thinking of?

The GnuCash reconciliation process is described in section 2.9.4. 
*Reconciliation* 
<https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-reconcile1> 
of the GnuCash Tutorial and Guide.

Take a look at the Reconcile Window (Figure 2.28). When you started 
reconciling that statement, what value did you enter in the "Ending 
Balance" box?

You should enter the ending balance as printed on the statement, not the 
ending balance from your GnuCash register as of that date.  This 
dialogue is your way to tell GnuCash about the statement, not about your 
own books. GnuCash already knows about your books.

Best regards,
     —Jim DeLaHunt