[Kmymoney] Reconciliation problem with different dates in the ledger and the bank statement.

[Allan]

On 08/01/12 19:15, Thomas Pircher wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when I use my debit card for a purchase and use the date of purchase in the
> ledger when I enter that transaction into kmymoney's ledger, I have a problem
> when I reconcile the account.
>
> Some debit card transactions are fast, some are slow and may may show up to 3
> days delayed on my statement. So when I reconcile the account, some
> transactions are cleared after the statement date, but entered before that in
> the ledger.
>
> I'm not sure how to handle in this case. I have used the the statement dates
> in the past in the ledger, and this makes the reconciliation work well. But
> I'd rather prefer having the 'real' date in the ledger and not the clearing
> date from my bank.
>
> How are people handling this? (I'm entering all data manually, and I'm not
> using any import plugin)
>
> Cheers
> Thomas

I don't bother doing it myself, but what has been suggested in the past, 
I think,  is to have a virtual/dummy/holding account into which you 
enter your transactions.  Then when your statement arrives, transfer the 
amount to your real account to match with the import.

It depends how much extra hassle you are prepared to endure.

Allan