Equity Balance

Good day, @Minniemoo.

Thanks for sharing your concern in the QuickBooks Community. 

The equity adjustment that you deleted is system generated which would help your account to force reconcile. However, you can recreate the deleted entry to correct your reconciliation. 

First, look for the transaction in the Audit log. This is where QuickBooks tracks all of your financial transactions in your chart of accounts. Here's how:

1. Go to Settings ⚙ and select Audit Log.
2. Click Filter.
3. Use the fields on the Filter panel to choose the appropriate User, Date, or Events filter to narrow the results.
4. Select Apply.

Once you find the transaction, create a deposit and reconcile again the account. Just make sure to use the same reconciliation adjustment amount to zero out the account's balance.

You can also check this sample reconciliation discrepancies entry in your bank register. This will serve as a guide on what payee account and details are you going to use when creating a deposit. Please take note that this transaction is the actual adjustment entry that QuickBooks creates to zero out the differences during reconciliation. 

You can always drop by if you have further questions about reconciliation. The Community is always pleased to assist you. Have a good one!

Thank you for the reply.. when I went to do that is was asking where the deposit came from such as bank, vender and what type such as cash, check or direct deposit. I didn’t want to make it worse so I canceled the entry. What would I enter?  The adjustment shows deposit with no payee and deleted. 

Thanks for getting back to us, Minniemoo.

You can locate the deleted transactions using the Date filter. For the detailed steps, please see this article: Use the audit log in QuickBooks Online.

After locating the deposit, let's recreate them. Here's how:

1. + New.
2. Select Bank Deposit.
3. From the Account drop-down menu, choose the account you want to put the money into.
4. Add the necessary details to complete the deposit.
5. Select Save and close.

Once done, you can now enter an adjusting entry for reconciliation in QuickBooks Online

1. Go to Bookkeeping and select Reconcile.
2. Reconcile your account.
3. After you've reviewed everything for errors, select Start reconciling.
4. Select Finish now from the dropdown.
5. Click Done.

Additionally, I've added this article that'll help you learn what to do if QuickBooks Online doesn't match your bank statement at the end of a reconciliation: Fix Issues at the End of a Reconciliation.

Please keep us posted if you need additional assistance managing your reconcile transactions. We want to ensure your friend's books are accurate.

Will it allow you to leave the payee and  where the deposit came from such as check, cash blank? Or would I use Quickbooks as the payee and what would I use as what type of deposit? 
I guess I’m still a bit confused on how to make the correct deposit. 

Hi there, @Minniemoo. 

Thanks for getting back to us. 

From here, I recommend consulting with your accounting professional. Your accountant can review your books and provide the best solution based on your business needs and advise which accounts should be used. 

If you don't have an accountant, don't sweat it. You can find one here in our Resource Center. 

Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. I'm always around to lend a hand. Take care!