On 12/27/21 6:07 PM, David Carlson wrote:
One more issue that I rarely see mentioned in these discussions about
reconciliation problems is that there are some cases where attempting to
correct an error in one account of a transaction can unreconcile a
different account in that same transaction.
David,
It seems reasonable to me that if the information on a transaction is changed,
particularly dates and amounts, that any splits reconciled in another account
would be unreconciled to force checking that they remain correctly reconciled.
I generally note if other reconciled accounts are
On 12/27/21 9:54 AM, Mahon Finbar wrote:
Thanks all,
"Un-reconciling doesn't delete anything. I'm not sure what you are
describing there"
- I am describing an obvious error, such as an entry in the wrong a/c,
it happens.
Unreconciling shouldn't be expected to delete a transaction. You can
One more issue that I rarely see mentioned in these discussions about
reconciliation problems is that there are some cases where attempting to
correct an error in one account of a transaction can unreconcile a
different account in that same transaction. At the moment I cannot
elaborate on a
Uncheck: Preferences > Register > Reconciling > 'Check Cleared Transactions'
I have this turned on, because if I've 'cleared' them in the register, I
already know they are correct and reported by the institution. Thus I'd
only have non-cleared transactions left to reconcile, saving me time.
Mahon,
A few comments from a largely accounting perspective.
If your previous reconciliations have been correct, then the opening balance in
GnuCash should be exactly the same as the opening balance in your external
statement. If it is not, a previous reconciliation is incorrect and there is no
Thanks all,
"Un-reconciling doesn't delete anything. I'm not sure what you are
describing there"
- I am describing an obvious error, such as an entry in the wrong a/c,
it happens.
"If ALL transactions are reconciled that doesn't mean your balances are
0.00, it just means that whatever the
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Sent: Friday, December 24, 2021 10:07 AM
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Subject: [GNC] Correcting reconciles
Happy Holidays,
Not wanting to ruin your festivities, but where is the best place to
find help, and advice on rectifying reconciliations.
Is se
There's no shortcut to finding out why you are out of balance. There are
'math tricks' however to guide you. For example, if the unbalanced
amount ends with a '9' there is a decent probability you transposed
digits somewhere.
Un-reconciling doesn't delete anything. I'm not sure what you are
Happy Holidays,
Not wanting to ruin your festivities, but where is the best place to
find help, and advice on rectifying reconciliations.
Is see there is a way to "unreconcile" a selection, but I don't
understand what the effect is or why to do it. For example I can maybe
unreconcile to
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