{"schema":"exacc.help.page/1","url":"https://exacc.au/help/reconcile-bank-account/","title":"Check your bank balance (reconcile)","description":"Make sure Exacc agrees with your bank: process every feed transaction, then compare the balance in Bank Statement with your bank's balance on the same day.","category":"Accounting","summary":"Code every transaction in **Process feeds**, then open **Books › + Bank Statement**, set the dates and **Account**, click **Update**, and compare the **Balance** on the last day with your bank's balance. If they differ, look for transactions missing, entered twice or dated differently.","lastVerified":"2026-10-09","apps":["app"],"processIds":["reconcile_bank"],"start":{"label":"Open Bank Statement","url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/books/bank-statement"},"menuPath":["Books","Banking","+ Bank Statement"],"steps":[{"step":1,"title":"Code everything first","body":["In **Process feeds**, deal with every transaction up to the date you are checking (see **Code your bank transactions**)."]},{"step":2,"title":"Open the bank statement","body":["Open **Books › + Bank Statement**, set the **Start Date** and **End Date**, choose the **Account** and click **Update**. You see the **Opening balance**, then each transaction with **Deposits**, **Withdrawals** and the running **Balance**. **Reverse Order** shows the newest first and **Export to CSV** downloads it."],"url":"https://app.exacc.au/{dbId}/books/bank-statement","image":"https://exacc.au/help/reconcile-bank-account/step-2.png"},{"step":3,"title":"Compare with your bank","body":["The **Balance** on the last day should equal your bank's closing balance for that day. For credit cards and loans, compare what you owe."]},{"step":4,"title":"Find a difference","body":["Look for a transaction in the bank but not in Exacc (still to code, or disregarded by mistake), one entered twice (a manual entry and a feed line), or a different date or amount. Each row's menu has **Open record**, **Add Bank Transaction**, **Add Invoice Payment** and **Add Bill Payment** to fix it."]}],"sections":[{"heading":"Bank feeds history","body":["**Bank Feeds History** lists exactly what the bank sent for an account and dates, with the bank's own balance and whether each line was matched. **Mark as End of Day Balance** records the bank's balance for a day. **Get CSV** exports it."]},{"heading":"Then lock the period","body":["When the balances agree and the period is finished, lock it (see **Lock a finished period**)."]}],"related":["https://exacc.au/help/process-bank-feeds/","https://exacc.au/help/lock-accounting-period/","https://exacc.au/help/add-bank-transaction/","https://exacc.au/help/set-up-bank-feeds/"],"linkNote":"Links containing {dbId} open that screen in the business file whose id is dbId. A person can also open this help page with ?db=<dbId> to get the same links as buttons."}