Michael, I believe that ToddAndMargo clicked the "Reconcile" button in the reconcile window, which is designed to create a balancing entry when your reconciling doesn't work. ToddAndMargo, Michael's suggestion to click the "Finish" button might be more successful for you. David T. On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 12:38, Michael Hendry<hendry.mich...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 18 Jun 2019, at 06:37, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > Hi All, > I am confused to the point of tears. > I created a dummy account: "bozo" and "Bozo Expense". > Initial balance was $100.00 (over payment). Then I added some charges > and another payment. > I "pretend" that the 7.00 and 150.00 do not show up on my statement, so > I leave > them at "n". The rest I put at "c". > Then I hit "reconcile" and tell it the ending "statement date" is > 06/12/2019. > It correctly fills in the ending balance sans the 150.00, which is > after the > statement date. > Everything good so far. The box in the lower right is correct. the 7 > and 150 > are not "R" checked off, which is the way I want it. This simulates > things not > on the statement yet. > -135 is what my pretend bank statement would show. And is the ending > balance > of -128 would be "IF" the 7 had passed. And the difference is indeed > the 7 that did > not pass. So far I understand.
Gnucash is calculating the ending balance “believing" that the $7 charge would have hit your credit card, but your imaginary credit card statement would have omitted it, leaving an ending balance of $135. You need to enter $135 in the Reconcile Information box. > Now I press "reconcile" and it inserts a weird entry into the register: When you have checked the relevant entries in the reconciliation window (as in your third screenshot), you’ll get a difference of $0.00. Now click on the “Finish” button, and the process will be complete, with the transactions you have checked now marked “r”. > AND ROYALLY SCREWS UP MY real ending BALANCE! > 1) Why did it screw up my balance !!!!???? I’m puzzled by this - it looks as though Gnucash was being forced to complete the reconciliation and tried to compensate for the Difference: $7.00. > 2) Why in the reconcile windows does it not pick up my "n" and "c" > entries, They both indicate “not reconciled”. When the reconciliation is correctly “Finished” they will change to “r”. > 3) why after reconciling do my "n" and "c" entries not change? The reconciliation process hadn’t actually been completed correctly. > I am so freaking confused!!!! > Someone please rescue me! > Many thanks, > -T Hope this helps! Michael > <knalaeimhabiipmc.png><kjndifikjgiblbpf.png><lgadokpibfcjmhnh.png><dipbeinfnnchbgkk.png>_______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
