How do I find and fix bank reconciliation errors?

Resolve reconciliation errors on a Checkout report.

Search reconciliation transactions for errors.

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How do I find and fix bank reconciliation errors?

Beginning balance is not equal to the prior ending balance

Compare ending balance with account balance

Verify outstanding check and deposit totals

Verify the total and deposits and checks

Scan for partially cleared checks and deposits

Verify beginning balance with prior ending balance

Compare ending balance with account balance

Verify outstanding check and deposit totals

Verify the total and deposits and checks

Scan for partially cleared checks and deposits

Beginning balance is not equal to the prior ending balance

What is it?

Search the beginning and ending book balance for errors.

How do I fix it?

Run Recalculate. See the help topic titled How do I recalculate Checkout errors?

 

Compare ending balance with account balance

What is it?

Verify that the ending bank balance matches the General Ledger account.

How do I fix it?

Use Account Inquiry to view the cash account for non-bank journals. You need to search for a mis-matched entry in cash accounts for non-bank journals.

 

Verify outstanding check and deposit totals

What is it?

Searches transactions for outstanding checks and deposits.

How do I fix it?

Open Reconciliation > Reconcile Bank Accounts to review the outstanding checks and deposits. If the outstanding checks and deposits are correct, run Recalculate to calculate the outstanding check and deposit totals again.

 

Verify the total and deposits and checks

What is it?

Verifies that the receipt and disbursement totals match.

How do I fix it?

Open Reconciliation > Reconcile Bank Accounts to review deposits and checks. If the checks and deposits are correct, run Recalculate.

 

Scan for partially cleared checks and deposits

What is it?

Searches transactions for checks and deposits that have not finished the clearing process.

How do I fix it?

Run Recalculate to clear partially cleared checks and deposits.

 

Verify beginning balance with prior ending balance

What is it?

Search the beginning and ending book balance for errors.

How do I fix it?

Run Recalculate. See the help topic titled How do I recalculate Checkout errors?

 

Compare ending balance with account balance

What is it?

Verify that the ending bank balance matches the General Ledger account.

How do I fix it?

Use Account Inquiry to view the cash account for non-bank journals. You need to search for a mis-matched entry in cash accounts for non-bank journals.

 

Verify outstanding check and deposit totals

What is it?

Searches transactions for outstanding checks and deposits.

How do I fix it?

Open Reconciliation > Reconcile Bank Accounts to review the outstanding checks and deposits. If the outstanding checks and deposits are correct, run Recalculate to calculate the outstanding check and deposit totals again.

 

Verify the total and deposits and checks

What is it?

Verifies that the receipt and disbursement totals match.

How do I fix it?

Open Reconciliation > Reconcile Bank Accounts to review deposits and checks. If the checks and deposits are correct, run Recalculate.

 

Scan for partially cleared checks and deposits

What is it?

Searches transactions for checks and deposits that have not finished the clearing process.

How do I fix it?

Run Recalculate to clear partially cleared checks and deposits.