So you keep mentioning that the starting balance was off. You say you fixed this by de-reconciling two transactions and then were able to proceed.
Had you tried what I suggested-- that is, ignored the starting balance and then tried reconciling what remained-- I suspect the ending balance would have matched (assuming you didn't try to enter those two transactions a second time), and you would have been clear of this more quickly. That's just a surmise on my part, though. David T. On Aug 26, 2025, 7:06 PM, at 7:06 PM, Terry Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: >Thanks for all your help. It gave me ideas to look for. In this >particular case, 2 transactions that should have been dereconciled >weren't and they added up to the amount which explains the difference >in >the starting value. > >After spending a month trying to get straightened out, I think I'm >seeing, or not seeing things. ;-) > >Terry > >PS To post to the mailing list, do I use the address >[email protected]? At this juncture, I can't get beyond the >home >page to look for that information. The links don't work for me now. > >On 8/26/2025 5:18 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> So you're saying that after selecting all the matching transactions >in the reconcile process, you're off by that same discrepancy? >> >> The only way I can imagine that happening is that you have >transactions that are marked reconciled in the amount that you are off >that are not supposed to have been thusly marked. >> >> For your understanding, the starting balance is calculated by GnuCash >using *every* transaction in the account that has been marked as >reconciled. This includes transactions in the future as well as the >past. That's why I asked originally if you might have duplicated the >transactions. >> >> It's not clear to me then how you previously reconciled this account. >It may be necessary for you to backtrack in the account to the last >statement that DID balance, and work forward to find the error. >> >> Perhaps someone else has some better suggestions? >> >> David T. >> >> On Aug 25, 2025, 11:43 PM, at 11:43 PM, Terry Carlson ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> I don't see how the starting balance doesn't matter. Ignoring the >>> starting balance, doesn't give me 0 in the "difference" line at the >>> bottom of the reconcile window. It shows that I am off by the >amount >>> of the correct starting balance and the arbitrary starting balance >that >>> >>> comes up in the Reconcile Window. >>> >>> Will this difference carry on forever? >>> >>> This is most frustrating for someone who has done this sort of thing >>> for >>> a long time. It would make more sense to have some easy fixes for >>> those >>> who make a mistake. >>> >>> Terry >>> >>> On 8/25/2025 8:59 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> Ignore the starting balance. Enter the proper ending balance and >see >>>> whether it balances. >>>> >>>> David T. >>>> On Aug 25, 2025, at 9:31 PM, Terry Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I did as you suggested and dereconciled back 2 statements. > Then >>> I >>>> tried to rereconcile but the starting(which I can't change) >and >>> ending >>>> balances in the reconcile window are wrong and so I don't >balance >>> when I >>>> redo it. >>>> >>>> What am I missing? Is there a reconciliation report somewhere >>> for past >>>> reconciliations that I need to get rid of? >>>> >>>> Terry >>>> >>>> On 8/24/2025 12:29 PM,[email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> Is it possible that the unreconciled transactions are >>>> duplicates? Usually, the problem with de-reconciled >>>> transactions results in errors on the starting balance. If >it >>>> is truly unclear what is going on, I would de-reconcile >>>> everything back to before the July statement and go >through >>>> July and August fresh. David T. On Aug 24, 2025, >2:04 AM, >>> at >>>> 2:04 AM, Terry Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> This month imported my data from Quicken 2017 into >>>> GnuCash. After importing, I reconciled my CitiVisa for >>> the >>>> statement ending July 4 and it balanced. Now 2 >>>> transactions from that reconciliation are >>>> unreconciled. This is creating a problem in my >CitiVisa >>>> account. I tried reconciling my CitiVisa for the >>> statement >>>> ending Aug 6 but apparently the 2 unreconciled >>>> transactions from the July 4 statement are creating a >>>> problem. They are giving me headaches trying to do >this >>>> reconciliation. It is taking the beginning balance >(which >>>> is one of the transactions that have become >unreconciled) >>>> and an ending balance that isn't correct. I can >change >>>> the ending balance to what it should be but then I >don't >>>> balance. I am off by the amount in the ending balance >>> for >>>> July 4 statement. That amountis the other transaction >>>> that has become unreconciled. It seems to me that if I >>>> could get those 2 transactions marked reconciled like >>> they >>>> werr, then the Aug 6 statement should work. I know >those >>>> transactions were reconciled because I balanced but >now >>>> they are unreconciled. In Quicken, when a mistake like >>>> this happened, I could manually mark a transaction >>>> reconciled. It seems like that is a problem in this >>>> program. How do I handle this? 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