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Identifying Discrepancy in Accounts Receivable Reconciliation
Identifying Discrepancy in Accounts Receivable Reconciliation
When reconciliation is conducted, there may be differences between the customer balance and the general ledger balance. Any of the following reasons can account for these differences:
- There are journal entries posted to the accounts receivable account. In
DAT
, there is a report called [Finance] AR Reconciliation - Summary, that breaks down transactions by description. This will help you identify if there are any journal entries associated with your accounts receivable account.
- There are miscellaneous receipts posted to the accounts receivable account. In
DAT
, there is a report called
[Finance] AR Reconciliation - Summary
, that breaks down transactions by description. This will help you identify if there are any miscellaneous receipts associated with your accounts receivable account.
- There are invoices that credit the accounts receivable account instead of debiting it. In
DAT
, there is a report called
[Finance] AR Reconciliation - Invoices
Debiting AR Account that will help you identify such invoices.
- There are receipts/credits that debit the accounts receivable account instead of crediting it. In
DAT
, there is a report called
[Finance] AR Reconciliation - Receipts/Credits Debiting AR Account
that will help you identify such receipts/credits.
- The parameters specified in the
Customer Balance Configuration
screen do not match those that are specified in the General Ledger screen.
Example:
Unposted transactions may be set to show on Customer Balance - - Configuration screen whereas the General Ledger screen only takes into account posted transactions.
Similarly, there may be differences between the customer balance and the customer aging report. Any of the following reasons can account for these differences:
- There are invoices that credit the accounts receivable account instead of debiting it. In
DAT
, there is a report called
[Finance] AR Reconciliation - Invoices
Debiting AR Account that will help you identify such invoices.
- There are receipts/credits that debit the accounts receivable account instead of crediting it. In
DAT
, there is a report called
[Finance] AR Reconciliation - Receipts/Credits Debiting AR Account
that will help you identify such receipts/credits.
- The parameters specified in the
Customer Balance Configuration
screen do not match those that are specified in the Aging Report.
Example:
Unposted transactions may be set to show on
Customer Balance Configuration
screen whereas the A/R Aging Report may be configured to show posted transactions only.
See also
Customer Balance Configuration
Action
DAT
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