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When I print the Bank Reconciliation report, why are my Register Balance as of Statement Date or Adjusted Bank Balance totals incorrect?
This article is available in our online Knowledgebase by searching for KB2646.

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I just completed my bank reconciliation for my Payroll bank and ran the Bank Reconciliation report. I notice that the Register Balance as of Statement Date and Adjusted Bank Balance totals on the report are not the same number. Why would this happen and which total do I use to tie to my General Ledger? The Accounting date specified in PR Settings affects the accounting and reference dates on the check transactions sent to Cash Management. The Bank Reconciliation report uses the accounting date on the transaction to calculate the Adjusted Bank Balance and uses the reference date to calculate the Register Balance as of Statement Date.
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Because of the way the report calculates the two balances, when the accounting date usage specified in PR Settings is set to Period end date, the bank reconciliation report may have a difference between the two balances.

Why is my bond calculating incorrectly in Estimating?
This article is available in our online Knowledgebase by searching for KB121548.

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I added a bond addon to my estimate and it is not calculating the correct amount. How can I get it to show the correct amount?

Verify your bond limits are set up correctly.

From the Estimating Database menu select Addons.

Find your bond addon and verify the limit amounts.

If your estimate total is greater than the last limit amount, the bond will only calculate up to the limit.

Change the last bond limit to an amount equal to or greater than your estimate total.

How bonds are calculated:

Bond * Estimate total = Bond amount.

Bond amount * Estimate total = New total.

Bond * New total = New bond amount.

Steps 2 and 3 repeat until the bond amount stays the same.

Refer to KB121548 in our online Knowledgebase for examples of how the bond calculates when your estimate total is greater than and less than the last bond limit.

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