Enter current bank balances

Entering an opening bank balance is as simple as creating a new receipt from your bank. This will increase the bank balance from the receipt date.

โš ๏ธ The opening balance should not be recorded as a journal entry.

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Finance โžก๏ธ Banking โžก๏ธ Bank Transactions โžก๏ธ Add Receipt

๐Ÿท๏ธ Example

For this example, we enter $100 as our opening bank balance on 11th December 2022.

1. Click on the Add Receipt button in your bank transactions.

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2. Fill out the form

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Form Fields

  • โœ… The Pay To field is the bank you wish to enter the current balance.
  • โœ… On the Basic Data tab, select the account you wish to use. In this example, we will select 3110, which is an Ownerโ€™s Capital account.

๐Ÿ Results

1. The bank balance in your Gimbla system should now be $100.00.

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2. If you look at the account transaction report, you can see the double entry which debits the 1110 - ANZ Business Essentials and credits the 3110 - Ownerโ€™s Capital account.

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