I see that your original question, "Where does the Starting Balance come from?" was not answered.
The starting balance is calculated from *all* the transactions in the register that are marked as reconciled already. Past, present, and future (if you happen to accidentally create a transaction in the future and reconcile it). David T. On Nov 9, 2024, 2:36 AM, at 2:36 AM, Tom Balazs <tom123onl...@gmail.com> wrote: >I guess my situation has be anticipated > >From the manual: > Under some circumstances, it may be difficult or impossible to >determine why an account will >not reconcile. If you are unable to correct the discrepancy between >your >books and a statement, >GnuCash includes a Balance button on the Toolbar that will >automatically >create a balancing >entry for you in the amount that cannot be reconciled. > To use this, carry out the full reconciliation (marking all >transactions that you can identify) and >then click this button. GnuCash will create a balancing entry for the >remaining discrepancy that >uses the Special Accounts:Orphan-XXX account (where "XXX" represents >your >currency). The >Reconcile window will close; re-opening it will allow you to check the >newly-created balancing >entry and finish the process. > >On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 2:10 PM Tom Balazs <tom123onl...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> "Starting Balance (fixed from last reconciliation)" >> I'm now trying to reconcile a statement which is earlier in time than >the >> (later) month I reconciled yesterday. Could that be messing up the >> "starting balance" in the reconcile window? >> >> I'm trying to reconcile a past credit card statement. This is one >that I >> think I reconciled in the past, but I'm going back a few months to >track >> down a discrepancy. >> The transactions in the GnuCash reconcile window are now matched to >the >> transactions on the credit card statement. >> In GnuCash, "Funds In" (the sum of the credit card payment and other >> debits) matches the number on the credit card statement >> In GnuCash, "Funds Out" (the sum of the charge transactions) matches >the >> number on the credit card statement >> >> So that just leaves me to look at the "Reconcile Information" >> Statement Date: the ending date for this cc statement >> * Starting Balance: Where does the "starting balance" come from? * >> ... Does GnuCash use a value from the previous time I reconciled? >What if >> I am now reconciling February, but last week I reconciled May? >> Ending Balance: the "new balance" on my credit card statement >> >> The "starting balance" could be why my "payments made" minus charges >does >> not match my monthly statement's "new balance". >> >> The user manual says: >> '5.8.1. Reconciling Information >> The Reconcile Information dialog is used to indicate the closing >Statement >> Date and the Starting Balance (fixed from last reconciliation) and >Ending >> Balance from the statement. The Include Sub-accounts check-box is >used if >> one or more subaccounts are used to track the account you are >reconciling. >> The Enter Interest Payment button is used to add a transfer to the >accounts >> for an interest payment. If selected a dialog will be displayed to >add the >> Section 5.8.1.1, “Interest Payment” to the account.' >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >----- >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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
