@DiLo
"Normally when I create a bill ... then write a check for it.. the bill is marked paid. On several of these it did not happen.. the beginning and ending balance for that period was correct... It shows that I am perfectly reconciled... but there are still a number of checks that cleared the bank that were not showing on my side...that is when I discovered that the bill didn't get marked paid when the checks were written. I tried to "mark as paid" to see if they would then show up in my reconciliation list... but there is no option to mark it paid... and I am confused about how it can balance when there are items that are leftover that are not "accounted for' from the bank?? If my bills are not marked paid after the check is written.. it should not balance?"
OK, so there seems to be some confusion here. Writing checks or paying bills (these are different) will both show in your bank account register. They will also both show when you go to reconcile your bank account (Transactions > Reconcile). So, it makes no difference whether the payment paid the bill or not - if they both come from the same bank account, they should show when you go to reconcile. If you have bills and checks that need to be connected in order to show the bill as paid, go to the check and assign Accounts Payable (A/P) to the check. Then go to New > Pay bills and find the bill. When you click on the bill's check box, you will now have a credit that was created by the check assigned to A/P. Apply that credit to the bill and you are all set. The bill is now marked as paid.
The advice given by @ShyMae:
"To link the created check and bills:
1. Hover over Expenses, locate the check transaction, and double-click it.
2. On the right side, the bill will pop up.
3. Click Add to link it, then press Save and close."
doesn't make sense to me either so I don't think you're doing anything wrong.
