How can I change the beginning balance on my reconciliation?
incorrect beginning balance
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#1 Posted by dwg on 21 Jan, 2026 01:49 AM
You cannot.
It is a calculated balance, defined as:
Initial Balance of the Account + Balance Adjustment + Cleared Deposits - Cleared Payments
If it does not agree with the opening balance on your statement, it means there is an error in the account. If you were able to adjust the balance you would only be hiding the error.
At the bottom of the following article is a summary of the likely causes:
https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/register-and-transactions/reconciling
#2 Posted by Bruce Stowe on 06 Feb, 2026 05:35 PM
This comment was split into a new private discussion: incorrect beginning balance
In fact there is a software problem. My prior month ending balance was reconciled to the bank statement; yet per Money Dance the current month beginning balance is different than the prior month's ending balance as reconciled.
Specifically, I reconciled Money Dance to my bank statement last month with no discrepancies. Per this month's bank statement.my beginning balance equals last month's ending, yet per Money Dance the beginning balance is considerably different. Unless previously reconciled transactions were altered ending should equal beginning. which it does per bank statement but not per Money Dance.
#3 Posted by Stuart Beesley ... on 06 Feb, 2026 06:47 PM
Then a previously reconciled txn was altered, or deleted etc.. MD does not stop this
#4 Posted by dwg on 06 Feb, 2026 09:35 PM
The potential causes of the beginning balance not matching the previous month's closing balance are at the bottom of the Knowledge Base article:
https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/register-and-transactions/reconciling
System closed this discussion on 08 May, 2026 09:40 PM.