Posting Transactions Recorded by the Bank Only

Sometimes a bank statement will contain an amount for interest or fees charged. This cannot be applied to a ledger entry because you have not posted the transaction that the bank has recorded. In order to complete a bank reconciliation, you must post this type of transaction with a general journal.

To Post Transactions Recorded by the Bank Only:

  1. In the Reconciliation window, select the line with the entry to be posted.

  2. Click Functions, and then Transfer to General Journal.

  3. Select the appropriate journal template in the Gen. Journal Template field and the appropriate journal batch in the Gen. Journal Batch field. Then click OK to transfer the entry. The journal batch you copy to must be empty (no lines filled in) if you have specified a number series.

  4. Click General Ledger, General Journals. The General Journal window appears with the entry on the top line. Notice that the bank account number has been inserted.

  5. In the Document No. field on the journal line, enter the appropriate number.

  6. Enter the appropriate G/L account number as the balancing account, and then click Posting, Post to post the journal.

After the entry is posted, apply the bank statement transaction to it:

  1. Open the Bank Acc. Reconciliation window.

  2. Select the line with the open entry and click Apply Entries. The Apply Bank Acc. Ledger Entries window appears.

  3. Click the Applied field on the entry with the appropriate amount, and then click OK.

Related Topics

Filling In Bank Reconciliations

Correcting Bank Account Reconciliation Lines

Applying a Bank Statement Transaction to Two or More Bank Account Ledger Entries

Applying Two Bank Statement Transactions to One Ledger Entry

Handling Erroneous Bank Statement Transactions