Work a Bank Reconciliation Difference

Checking is off by $97.40 at month-end. Reconciliation investigation: statement balance, outstanding items, duplicates, omissions, timing The trap is posting the difference to bank fees or miscellaneous expense just to make the reconciliation screen turn green. Statement Confirm statement ending date and balance match the reconciliation setup. Wrong statement inputs create fake differences. Outstanding Review uncleared checks, deposits in transit, and payments dated after statement close. Valid timing items explain differences without entries. Duplicates Search ledger for two $97.40 merchant-fee entries from bank feed and processor app. Duplicate imports are common when apps and banks both sync. Correction Remove the…

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