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December 29, 2025
Question

PL and bank statements

  • December 29, 2025
  • 1 reply
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I just categorized all transactions and reconciled having everything accounted for, or so I thought. I checked my bank statements and it is off for what the income says when I run the report in QB. How can I problem solve? Or what could’ve done wrong? Or is this how I can double check if done my accounts correctly? 

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Morgan_B
QuickBooks Team
December 29, 2025

Thanks for joining us here in the Community, Earceo22.

 

You've come to the right place for assistance. I want to make sure you're able to view income amounts without any discrepancies in your QuickBooks Online account.

 

There are a few common reasons for differences between your bank statement and the amounts showing in QuickBooks. These include:

 

  • Timing Differences: Bank statement shows cash, P&L shows earned/incurred income.
  • Non-Income/Expense Items: Owner investments (Equity), loan proceeds, asset purchases affect bank balance but not P&L.
  • Mismatched Categories: Transactions posted to Equity, Liability, or Asset accounts instead of Income/Expense.
  • Missing Transactions: Items entered in QBO but not yet cleared the bank, or vice versa.
  • Data Issues: Duplicates, incorrect dates, or editing reconciled transactions. 

 

In addition to reconciling and viewing reports, it's also recommended to review transactions and use the "Find Match" feature. I'm linking a couple of articles below that I believe you'll find helpful:

 

 

Please give the steps in these articles a try and let me know how things look afterward. I'll be here to lend a hand if you have any other questions.