On 5/15/2019 8:18 PM, D via gnucash-user wrote: > Alton, > > > On May 15, 2019, at 10:12 PM, Alton Brantley <alton.brant...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You should be aware that the OFX import will use the posting date only as >> its import date. Your statements will list the transaction date, so your >> statements and your ledger will not match directly. > I don't understand. First off, in most cases debit card transactions have the > same date in the bank records as I do. The exceptions are handwritten checks, > the images of which most banks supply in their statements (so you can > adjust). Finally, if you are importing transactions from your bank, aren't > you already accepting their timing? > <snip>
Real time transaction dates frequently will not match the posting date for debit/cc/ach/transfer transactions. It depends primarily on when the payee runs a batch total. Some are manually batched, others are automatically processed at a set time or number of transactions. Banks typically postdate charges after closing on Saturday thru Sunday until Monday, unless Monday falls on a bank holiday (then Tuesday). Checks by default will almost never match, typically a 2 day wait plus however long the payee decides to wait before depositing it (I've had checks not show up for 3 months on statements). The exception is if the payee goes directly to your bank and cashes it. Irregardless, I try to go with the transaction date, especially on checks. The ones I forgot to manually enter go with the date provided by the financial institution, unless I go back and edit them to match the date on the original receipt. > David > __________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -- --JEffrey Black M.B.A. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
