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Reconciliation practice, written for people who close the books
Working notes on receivables reconciliation and cash application: the order of the work, the exceptions that consume the time, and how to leave a period with the open items named. Each guide cites its sources.
| Guide | Topic | Updated | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to reconcile accounts receivable, step by step A practical accounts receivable reconciliation process: agree the sub-ledger to the control account, apply cash, investigate variances, and document what remains open. | Receivables close | Aug 29, 2026 | 4 min |
| How to match bank deposits to invoices without guessing A repeatable method for matching bank deposits to invoices: which signals to trust, how to rank evidence, and how to handle batched deposits and vague bank descriptions. | Cash application | Aug 29, 2026 | 3 min |
| Unapplied cash: what it is and how to clear it Unapplied cash is money received that has not been matched to an invoice. Here is why it accumulates, what it distorts, and a practical routine for clearing it each period. | Cash application | Aug 29, 2026 | 3 min |
| Partial payments, batched deposits and short payments How to reconcile partial payments, batched deposits and short payments correctly: splitting allocations, keeping remainders visible, and recording deduction reasons. | Exceptions | Aug 29, 2026 | 2 min |
| How to prepare CSV files for reconciliation Prepare invoice and bank CSV exports that reconcile cleanly: required columns, date and amount formats, separators, encoding, and the export mistakes that break matching. | Data preparation | Aug 29, 2026 | 3 min |
Receivables close
How to reconcile accounts receivable, step by stepA practical accounts receivable reconciliation process: agree the sub-ledger to the control account, apply cash, investigate variances, and document what remains open.
Aug 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Cash application
How to match bank deposits to invoices without guessingA repeatable method for matching bank deposits to invoices: which signals to trust, how to rank evidence, and how to handle batched deposits and vague bank descriptions.
Aug 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Cash application
Unapplied cash: what it is and how to clear itUnapplied cash is money received that has not been matched to an invoice. Here is why it accumulates, what it distorts, and a practical routine for clearing it each period.
Aug 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Exceptions
Partial payments, batched deposits and short paymentsHow to reconcile partial payments, batched deposits and short payments correctly: splitting allocations, keeping remainders visible, and recording deduction reasons.
Aug 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Data preparation
How to prepare CSV files for reconciliationPrepare invoice and bank CSV exports that reconcile cleanly: required columns, date and amount formats, separators, encoding, and the export mistakes that break matching.
Aug 29, 2026 · 3 min read
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