1. Starting Dates
   • Date range should encompass the date you started using System Five to the month prior to the first bank rec you will want to balance out to. So for example if you wanted to balance out to Jan 1, 2006 your ending balance for the first one would be Dec 31,2005
2. GL Balance vs Bank Account Balance
   • It is possible that you will need to make a Journal Entry to make the two accounts balance, of course this will need to be done in System Five
3. Ending Balance for the initial Bank Rec

:!:Do not use G/L accounts such as the cash clearing, A/R, A/P etc. on a bank reconciliation. In general bills and invoices have no regard for the bank reconciliation and may delete or change entries normally protected by the bank reconciliation.