The account ledger in BUSY shows imbalanced amounts compared to my bank statement How can I troubleshoot and fix this
To troubleshoot and fix imbalanced amounts between the account ledger in BUSY and your bank statement, you can follow these steps:
Step 1 :Ensure that all financial transactions, including deposits, withdrawals, checks, and electronic transfers, are accurately entered into your BUSY as soon as they occur.
Step 2:Reconcile your bank statements in BUSY every month without fail.
Step 3 :Compare each transaction on your statement with the corresponding entry in BUSY.Mark transactions as ""cleared"or ""reconciled"in BUSY as you confirm their presence on the bank statement.
Step 4 ;Investigate and resolve any discrepancies between BUSY and the bank statement.
Step 5 :If there are any unreconciled items from previous months, investigate and resolve them before proceeding with the current month's reconciliation.
Step 6 :Implement user permissions and audit trails within your accounting software to track who makes changes to financial data. This can help maintain data integrity."
Step 7: Check your P&L and Balance sheet regularly, if found any balance mismatch then run "Update Master Balancefrom the Housekeeping Menu. Before doing this take the latest backup of your data.
Step 8 :If the balance brought forward amount is not showing up in BUSY after entering all bank transactions, you may need to check the settings and ensure that the transactions are entered correctly.