Bank reconciliation
There are many varieties of transactions that can be posted within Curtains. If that posting has an affect on the bank nominal, it will be displayed within the bank reconciliation program. The way in which a transaction has been posted will affect how it is recorded.
Items that are non cash such as cheques, BACS, standing orders etc will have an immediate affect on the bank reconciliation program, and will be shown as individual entries as they would on your bank statement.
If you have turned on the treasury management feature then you are in control of recording the element of cash which has been banked, and when it was banked. This transaction will show as a lodgement in the bank reconciliation program. If this feature is not active then, once the audit report has been cleared the net element of cash will show as a lodgement in the bank reconciliation program.
User defined options

- Nominal code = Enter the nominal code of the bank you want to reconcile. (e.g. 2500)
- Search = If you are looking for a particular item recorded in the bank reconciliation, use this option to search and find the entry based on the criteria entered by the user. (Note: The search option is only available after you have clicked the show button and information has been displayed.)

It is not necessary to fill in all the fields, simply fill in the fields that you wants Curtains to filter out.
- Last date = From your most recent bank statement, enter the statement date.
(Note: As it is not always possible to work with an "up to date" statement, the entries displayed that post-date your statement date will not be displayed. Thus making it easier to reconcile the entries on your bank statement.)
- Order = You can choose from one of the three options below. This will be the order of display for the recorded bank reconciliation items.

- Brought forward = Enter the opening balance from your statement. After you have marked off the items on Curtains that appear on your statement, the carried forward balance calculated by Curtains should agree to that on your statement.
- Deposits = This is a sum of deposits that have been reconciled.
- Withdrawals = This is a sum of withdrawals that have been reconciled.
- Net = This is the net effect on your bank. (Deposits - Withdrawals.)
- Carried forward = This the carried forward balance that is calculated by Curtains based on the items reconciled. ((Brought forward + Deposits) - Withdrawals.)
Command buttons
- Save = This will record the items that have been tagged as being reconcilied. Those items will no longer be displayed.
- Add = This allows you to add an entry to the bank reconciliation display if for example you accidentally marked that item off.
- Auto = If you receive an electronic file from your bank rather than a paper statement, Curtains can read this file and automatically mark off the entries that appear within the bank file.
- Setup = To make use off the automatic bank reconciliation function, you must store the setup of your electronic file. (See below)

- Show = This will display all recorded items on the bank reconciliation dependant on the options chosen by the user.
- Print = This will print the list of items displayed within the grid.
Once you have reconciled all possible items and clicked "Save", you can take things one step further by using the "Image" function. This feature will recalculate the nominal bank balance taking into consideration items that have been entered in Curtains, that are not yet showing on your statement. And also items that appear on your statement that are not yet entered in Curtains.
- Image = This feature is used to help reconcile your bank balance with the nominal bank balance within Curtains.
- Do not mark off any items that appear after the date you are reconciling upto.
- You cannot do the image for previously reconciled periods.
- You have the option to add/deduct items that have appeared on your bank statement, but have not yet been entered into Curtains.

Taking these points into consideration Curtains will adjust the nominal bank balance which should then agree to the closing balance on your statement. (On your image the total for "E" should equal the total for "J")

It is possible to look back on items that have previously been reconciled. This can be done by clicking the "Options" menu in the top left corner and selecting "Show previously reconciled items".
