Before proceeding please make sure you have brought over your opening balance entry for your bank and reconciled it. Read here: How do I begin my bank reconciliation?/Upload Opening Bank Statement
Now, to reconcile your bank account:
- Navigate to Accounting → Bank reconciliation → Reconcile Bank Account.
- Select the ending/closing date and enter the ending/closing amount.
- Click “Start Reconcile”.
- The left-hand side represents the bank transactions (if you have imported the bank statements) and the right-hand side represents the system transactions.
- Match the transactions and click on ✓ to confirm/reconcile.
- In case the system suggests similar transactions, select the correct transaction from the pop-up window and confirm.
- Continue with any remaining transactions.
- If all the transactions are correctly reconciled, the ‘Difference’ amount on the top right corner of the page will be 0 and the starting balance will equal the ending balance.
- Click finish and a pop-up window will appear offering you to view a detailed report of your reconciliation.
- Repeat the above steps for the next reconciliation you want to perform.
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