I have just started using sage to its full capacity and am not wanting to use the bank reconciliation function. My bank account is about 20,000 more than it is on my statement as not being used properly. How can I reduce this amount can I just do a bank payment for that amount and put in the detail internal payment. I send the accounts to the accountants once a year, so I need to do it in a way the accountants will understand. Or is there a completely different way I can do it as really need to get the bank account at same amount as statement so can use this function properly.

I have used Sage Timberline, which is a construction software package. I'm not sure if it is the same as your Sage program, though. If it is, the bank reconciliation function was easy to use. I'm wondering why you don't want to use it - it sounds like maybe you do, but the $20,000 difference is stopping you. What I found in Sage Timberline was that the bank reconciliation would be thrown off if you don't run your cash entries through your journals - i.e. Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, or Cash Management. If you make a journal entry through the general ledger, it doesn't reflect on the bank reconciliation. You might see if that is the problem. If it is, you can correct it through Cash Management. Let me know if you have a Cash Mgmt journal and I think I could suggest a way to fix your reconciliation.

I'm also wondering if you have a support agreement with Sage. The Sage Timberline required at least a minimum support agreement. If so, you can call them for help. They also have a website where you can ask questions.

It is not that I don't want to use bank reconciliation it just that the bank has been has been out by 20,000 for over a year as not been using it properly. So would not know were to start so just want to put it to what it should be and start a fresh. Asked sage but they said there not accountants they said could do bank payment but didn't know what nominal to use so I didn't affect any of the accounts. Really lost

It is not that I don't want to use bank reconciliation it just that the bank has been has been out by 20,000 for over a year as not been using it properly. So would not know were to start so just want to put it to what it should be and start a fresh

Asked sage but they said there not accountants they said could do bank payment but didn't know what nominal to use so I didn't affect any of the accounts. Really lost

Okay. Do you have a journal called Cash Management?