Money: Adding Transactions from Previous Month's Statement (138994)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money 2004 Deluxe
  • Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe
  • Microsoft Money Deluxe 2002
  • Microsoft Money 2001
  • Microsoft Money 2000
  • Microsoft Money 99
  • Microsoft Money 98
  • Microsoft Money 97
  • Microsoft Money 2000 Business and Personal
  • Microsoft Money 98 Deluxe Edition
  • Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite
This article was previously published under Q138994

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Money, you may want to enter transactions that you missed or left out when the account was first set up. Or, you may want to enter all transactions from the beginning of the year. This article describes how to accomplish this task.

If you have already reconciled your account, to enter transactions before the current date, you need to enter the transactions and then immediately reconcile them without going through the balancing process.

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NOTE: It may help you to have your bank statements available for these procedures.

Entering Past or Missing Transactions

Use the appropriate method for your version of Money.

Money 98 and Later

  1. Click Accounts on the navigation bar, and then click Account list.

    Money 2000, Money 98, and Money 99 users, click Accounts on the navigation bar.
  2. In the Account Manager area, right-click the selected account, and then click See Account Details or Go To Details depending on your version of Money.
  3. In Account Details, change the Opening Balance to reflect the amount at the specified date (the date when you are starting the new entries).
  4. In the left pane, click Go To Account Name.

    Money 99 and Money 98 users, click Register.
  5. In the Account Register, enter the information you must have to complete the transaction.

    For example, enter the check number, date, payee and amount. Verify the transaction against the appropriate past statement. If the entered transaction matches one on the bank statement, you must mark the transaction as reconciled.
  6. Repeat step five for all other past transactions that you are entering.

Money 97

  1. In Money, click Go To, and then click Account Manager.
  2. In the Account Manager area, select the account, and then click Account Details.
  3. In the Account Details area, change the opening balance to reflect the amount at the specified date (the date when you are starting the new entries).
  4. Click Go To, and then click Account Register.
  5. In the Account Register area, enter the information needed to complete the transaction. For example, enter the check number, date, payee and amount.

    Verify the transaction against the appropriate past statement. If the entered transaction matches one on the bank statement, you need to mark the transaction as reconciled.
  6. Repeat Step five for all other past transactions that you are entering.

Marking a Transaction as Reconciled

To mark a transaction as reconciled, follow these steps:
  1. In the Account Register for the account that you selected, select the transaction that you have to reconcile.
  2. On Edit menu, point to Mark As, and then click Reconciled (R). This places an "R" in the register "C" column.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/5/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB138994
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