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Join nowI have recently taken over the bookkeeping for a small condominium association. The old company did not us Quickbooks and the records received are a jumbled mess. They are not willing to answer any questions. It has been decided that I will just start fresh. When entering the initial deposit to the general and reserve accounts, what account do I credit - program income or opening balance equity.
Thank you.
Opening balance equity is not a real account. It is a holding spot until you figure out how to post transactions correctly. I suggest you post to retained earnings in the prior year if you are recreating 2020 books.
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I had to get it in so I did end up posting it to retained earnings. The problem is, I most likely will not able to recreate 2020. I could use the bank statements for payables but they assigned account numbers to the owners that do not match up to their unit numbers and although I have requested a list, they are not forwarding it to me. I would have no way to determine which owner paid what and when. I normally try to go back one year so that I have some history, but I have discussed with the board how difficult it would be this time and the amount of time that it would require. I think they are leaning towards just starting fresh. I also received a check for the reserve account and recorded it the same way. Thank you for your assistance.
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