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Let's quickly review why the bank statement should be balanced each month as soon as you receive it:
Finding
Errors. While banks don't make errors very often, you only have a certain amount of time to alert the bank if you do find any.
Verifying Entries.
Balancing the bank statement is one way to ensure your entries are being recorded properly in QuickBooks.
Takes Less Time. The longer you wait, the more transactions you will have to examine, making the process take longer than necessary.
Before beginning, look over the bank statement and make sure all items that appear on it also appear in QuickBooks. In particular, look at the area of the statement that shows electronic withdrawals, such as
ATM withdrawals and debit card purchases.
Often, there will be one or more items in that section that are not in QuickBooks.
Enter those before beginning the reconciliation process. Then:
1.
Open QuickBooks.
From the top menu, select Banking, then select
Reconcile. The
Begin Reconciliation window opens.
2. From the Account drop-down box, select account you wish to reconcile.
3. Enter the
Statement Date as shown on the bank statement.
4. Verify that the
Beginning Balance in QuickBooks is the same as the beginning balance on the bank statement. If these amounts are not the same, you may have changed or deleted a previously reconciled transaction. See #b below.
5. Enter the Ending Balance as shown on bank statement.
6. Enter any
Service Charges. From the Account drop-down box, select a
Bank Service Charges account.
7
. If the statement shows any interest earned, record it in the Interest Earned box. From the Account drop-down box, select an Other
Income account called Interest Earned. If this account does not exist, scroll up to create it.
8.
Click Continue. The Reconcile window opens.
9.
Place a checkmark next to each entry that appears on the both the bank statement and in the Reconcile window.
Notice that there are two columns---one for Checks and Payments and one for Deposits and Other
Credits. Under normal circumstances both of these columns will have checkmarks in them when you are finished.
10. While doing this, verify that the amounts recorded in QuickBooks match the bank's amounts exactly. If an amount in QuickBooks is incorrect, double click the entry to open and change it.
11. If all entries were made correctly, when you are finished checking off everything, the
Difference (located in the bottom right corner) will be zero. If it is zero, click Reconcile Now.
12. IMPORTANT: when given the opportunity, print a Detailed report and staple it to the bank statement. If you are running QuickBooks Pro, the printed Detailed report will be your only record should you ever need to go back and see a previous reconciliation
.
If the Difference is not zero, errors were made. Verify the following:
Checkmarks may be placed next to items that do not appear on the statement, or some items may not have been checked that should have been.
Carefully verify that all amounts in QuickBooks match the bank statement amounts exactly, and that all entries on the statement are also in QuickBooks.
It's possible, although unlikely, that the bank made a mistake by recording an item incorrectly. If this is the case and you can verify that the Difference is the amount of the bank's
error, contact your accountant. There are a couple different ways to handle this and your accountant will be able to advise you according to his/her preference and your situation.
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- published: 16 Mar 2016
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