Since no one else has pointed it out, I will. The starting balance is not simply the previous closing balance. GnuCash takes ALL reconciled transactions in the account (past, present, and future) and tallies them up to arrive at the starting balance figure.
So, if you accidentally reconciled a transaction outside of the window, it would be counted. David T. On Jan 2, 2025, 1:56 AM, at 1:56 AM, Doug via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >As a user, I can only say most problems I have found like this can be >caused >by changes in another account that affect the subject account (ie where >the >money is transferred to/from). What I usually do is look at the >unreconciled >balance then look for the amount. Also, any changes I might have made >could be >unreconciled due to the changes. If it matches & you know it is OK, >just >reconcile it. >Some accounts are difficult to reconcile because they are always in a >state >of flux (eg Credit card account) where there is no real end of month >due to >money movement. This makes it hard to know from looking at the account >what >the balance really is. A trial reconciliation can help there (& can be >paused or deleted if necessary) >Keep trying! Sometimes the spurious amount is hard to find. There is >always >the number swap error to look for to.... > >btw, when you import transactions, I find OFX is the best import: the >screen >is easy to decipher, & it is easy to go to the parent account to check >a >transaction. As an example I copy periodical payments so I can split >them, >but sometimes that can cause problems in reconciliation due mainly to >varied amounts (I just edit the copied transaction in this case, then >delete >the one imported if required) > >regards, Doug (Gnucash user 15Y++) > > >On Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:17:55 +1000 >David Cousens <davidcousen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> If the starting balanc is out then the problem lies with previous >> reconciliations not with the reconciliation you are doing at the >> moment. If it is a single transaction that is out a search for >> transaction with the amount the starting balance is out may find it. >> Won't work if multiple transactions are involved. Are there any >> transactions showing up in the debits and credit panes which are >before >> the start date of the current reconciliation? >> >> David Cousens >> >> >> On Wed, 2025-01-01 at 15:24 -0500, Tom Balazs wrote: >> > I'm trying to reconcile a credit card statement from a few months >> > back and >> > it still doesn't reconcile, even though I've gone over all the >> > transactions >> > multiple times. >> > >> > But when I click Actions / Reconcile the "Reconcile Transactions" >> > window >> > opens. >> > I see (maybe) the source of the problem in the "Starting Balance". >I >> > think >> > the "starting balance" should simply be taken from the balance at >the >> > last >> > properly reconciled transaction. But in my case the "starting >> > balance" is >> > not the balance at the last properly reconciled transaction. Why is >> > this? >> > Could it happen because in the past I marked some transactions as >> > Reconciled, but they are not now (which shouldn't happen, I know). >> > >> > I'm not on the GnuCash user forum because I'm good at this finance >> > stuff. >> > >> > Additional notes: >> > So basically, sorting this out in my head >> > The reconcile window takes >> > - "Starting Balance" (taken from the latest properly reconciled >> > transaction, should be the ending balance of the previous period, >> > e.g. >> > October 10) >> > - Statement Date (the ending date of this period, e.g. November 10) >> > - Transactions which occurred between the two (e.g. Oct 11 - Nov >10) >> > >> > Tom >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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. >_______________________________________________ >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.
