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Reconcile an account

Match your register against a bank statement and close the period when balanced.

Prerequisites​

  • Big Picture Money is unlocked
  • At least one account with transactions exists

Steps​

  1. Open an account register — under Accounts in the left navigation, click the account (for example, Main Checking), or filter Transactions to that account.
  2. Click Reconcile.
  3. Enter Statement end date (the last date on your bank statement).
  4. Enter Statement ending balance from the statement.
  5. For each transaction that appears on the statement, check the row to mark it cleared / reconciled.
  6. Watch Difference — it should move toward $0.00 as you check rows.
  7. When Difference is $0.00, click Finish.
  8. Confirm the reconciliation session closes and reconciled badges appear on checked rows.

Expected result​

  • Difference reaches $0.00 when cleared transactions sum to the statement ending balance
  • Finish is enabled only when the difference is zero
  • After finishing, reconciled status persists on the marked transactions
  • An in-progress session can be resumed from the account register until finished or abandoned

Abandon a session​

  1. While reconciliation is open, click Abandon.
  2. Confirm reconciled flags from the in-progress session are not left in an inconsistent state.