Reconcile Accounts

  • Retrieve the official statement for the account and period.
  • Compare the statement ending balance against the ledger balance.
  • Walk through statement transactions and mark each as present in the ledger.
  • Record missing transactions (fees, interest, automatic payments).
  • Correct errors in amount, date, or account assignment.
  • Add a Beancount balance directive on the statement date to lock the reconciled balance.
  • Run validation to confirm the balance assertion holds.