Starting Balance?

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Quoting Tony Nelson <tonyn at openlearning.com>:

> Hi Derek,
>
> Really?

Based on what you've said so far, yes, really.

> It is showing me a difference of more the $13,000.  It seems to me that
> there must be a way to get that difference field to equal 0.

Define "it".  Where are you seeing this "difference"?  I presume this is
in the bottom-right corner of the reconcile window?  Did you enter in the
correct ending balance?  Have you checked off all the transactions from
this (and all previous) statements, including the opening balance transaction?

> --Tony

-derek

>
> On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 17:41 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Quoting Tony Nelson <tonyn at openlearning.com>:
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I am trying to start using Gnucash beginning with the start of my fiscal
>> > year (10-01-07).  I entered an opening balance (dated 9/30/07) and then
>> > entered all checking account transactions for the month.
>> >
>> > Now when I attempt to reconcile the check register I am way off because
>> > it expects a starting balance of $0.00 and there is not obvious way to
>> > get the reconciliation program to recognized my real starting balance.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>> Ignore the starting balance.  What's it's telling you is that your
>> RECONCILED starting balance is $0, which is correct, because it's
>> your first reconciliation.  Just enter the correct ending balance
>> for the statement date and be sure to reconcile your starting balance
>> transaction.
>>
>> > Thanks!
>> > --tony
>>
>> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
>> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>
>> -derek
>>
>
>



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