A QuickBooks reconciliation discrepancy occurs when the ending balance in QuickBooks does not match the balance shown on your bank or credit card statement. This is a common issue in applications and other accounting software. Fixing these differences is essential to maintaining accurate and reliable financial records. In this guide, we will walk you through simple methods to fix a QuickBooks reconciliation discrepancy. Before proceeding to the resolving segment, you need to understand why it occurs.
What Leads to QuickBooks Online Reconciliation Discrepancy?
Here are the reasons that can lead to a discrepancy in the ending balance for the two reports are as mentioned:
An incorrect ending balance was entered at the beginning of the reconciliation process
Transactions recorded in QB that have not yet cleared the bank
A transaction that was edited or deleted after it had already been reconciled
Missing or duplicate transactions in the application
Practical Fixes that Work for QuickBooks Reconciliation Discrepancy
To address this reconciliation issue, you need to go through our dedicated blog on this segment smoothly:
Method I: Verify the opening balance
Access the Lists menu in QB Desktop and navigate to the Chart of Accounts
Then, find the Opening Balance Equity account
Now, view the account balance
Method 2: Utilise the QB reconciliation discrepancy report
First, open the Reports menu
Now, keep the cursor over Banking and navigate to Reconciliation Discrepancy > select the account you are reconciling > then tap OK
Review the report and identify the discrepancies
Method 3: Work on the missing checks report
First, access the Reports menu > then keep your cursor over Banking and head to Missing Checks
Select the account that you are reconciling, then press OK
Method 4: Use the QB transaction detail report
Access the Reports tab > keep your cursor over the Custom Reports > pick Transactions detail > move to the Display tab
Choose the earliest date in the app in the Date from field > or you can leave it empty
Then, select the date of the last reconciliation in the date to field
Access the Filters tab > move ahead to the Account field
Now, select the account you are reconciling for > and navigate to the Entered/last modified option
Pick the date of your last reconciliation as the Date From
Choose the current as date to > pick which will launch the report
Lastly, find the transactions that do not match your bank or credit card statement or other discrepancies
Method 5: Check Reconciliation adjustments
First, access the Lists menu > select Chart of Accounts
Move to the Reconciliation Discrepancies account option
Choose the dates of your last few reconciliations in the Dates field
Method 6: First, undo the last reconciliation you performed, then redo it
As you are done now, access the Banking menu
Select the Reconcile > tap on Undo Last Reconciliation
You will get a message window and pick Continue, followed by OK
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