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    accounting987 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 4, 2009, 12:44 PM
    My bank reconciliations don't balance and I don't know why!
    Can someone please give me some advice? They NEVER balance and this is becoming very frustrating! I tried subtracting the difference between my bank and book balance and trying to see if I forgot to record a value, but that never helps.

    Thank you for your help!
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    Nov 4, 2009, 04:09 PM
    You should make sure that the cutoff date of the bank statement agrees with the cutoff date in your checkbook. You might have a check clearing the bank on a certain date but that check is not included in your cutoff date in the checkbook; or with a deposit.
    Do you double check the items you record as outstanding?
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