bank balance different from QBO balance

Hi there, ecg0717. I'd like to clarify your concern. The bank balance in QuickBooks reflects the amount from your bank feed and only includes transactions that have cleared the bank. On the other hand, QBO balance includes all transactions you've entered into QuickBooks, whether or not they’ve cleared the bank (such as outstanding checks, deposits in transit, manually entered journal entries, or expenses).
 

When your reconciliation matches the bank statement, it confirms the accuracy of your recorded transactions. However, this does not mean that the bank balance will match the QBO balance. Discrepancies between these two balances are normal and often occur due to timing differences or manual entries. You don’t need to reset your bank account to resolve this.
 

To ensure accuracy, check your Reconciliation Report and compare it with your bank statement. This will help you identify any unmatched transactions or discrepancies.
 

Since you stopped downloading bank transactions into QuickBooks, you can click the Update button on the banking page to refresh the feed and download recent transactions again. 

Alternatively, if you’d prefer not to use the automated feature, you can manually upload transactions from your bank and categorize them in QuickBooks.

To enhance your QuickBooks experience, consider collaborating with our QuickBooks Live Expert Assisted team. These financial professionals specialize in keeping your records and books accurate.

Please don't hesitate to leave us a response if you have other questions or concerns.

Unfortunately, the bank balance is still there with the same bank balance, after I excluded and deleted all downloaded entries and reentered them manually. I will be entering items manually for the forseeable future. As far as I can tell there should be no bank balance since there are no bank transactions. I know the QBO balance is correct. Since this is accounting I would like the numbers to align and would be fine if there was no "bank Balance" at all. Thanks for the input, but not sure how to correct the problem.

Thank you for reaching back, ecg0717.

The Bank Balance in QBO is the actual bank balance of your account from the last bank feed update, while the QuickBooks balance is the sum of all bank transactions that you've added or matched.

To resolve this issue and ensure both balances are aligned, please disconnect the bank from your online banking. This will refresh the bank balance in QuickBooks.

For more detailed instructions, please refer to the article: Disconnect accounts connected to online banking in QuickBooks Online.

If the bank is already disconnected, and the issue persists. I suggest contacting the Live Support team for further assistance.

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