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In setting up my new QuickBooks file, how do I enter the existing bank account balance with outstanding uncleared checks
It really depends upon how they were reported in previous year’s Financial Statement Report. Let’s take examples and assume the ending bank balance per the bank statement is $11,000. There is also one check you wrote for $10,000 has not cleared the bank yet. In your books, the actual bank balance should be $1,000, right? […]
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What to do when beginning balance is way off since last bank reconciliation?
There is no simple and easy answer. There may be couple of reasons why the beginning balance could change. 1) Edited or changed transaction amount after reconciliation 2) Deleted transaction amount after reconciliation 3) Changed the “R” status manually from the bank register In other words, prior months financials were restated after the bank reconciliation. […]