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GnuCash reconciliation creates unexpected balancing entries

💸 moneyproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A long-time GnuCash user reports that after completing a reconciliation, the software unexpectedly generated two 'Balancing entry from reconciliation' transactions on their ledger, and they are unsure how to identify or correct the source of these entries.

Who's affected: A GnuCash user on Windows.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A GnuCash plugin that provides a 'Reconciliation Audit' report showing exactly which transactions triggered a balancing entry.
  2. A step-by-step interactive wizard that explains why a balancing entry was created before it is committed to the ledger.
  3. A diagnostic tool that compares the reconciliation statement date and amount against ledger entries to highlight discrepancies.
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Real voices

“I now have two entries on my ledger showing “Balancing entry from reconciliation with a dollar amount.” Not sure where to start.”

Source: Stack Exchange (money) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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