REVIEW BEFORE BOOKKEEPING
The balances match. What should you still check?
A green balance check is a useful starting signal, not a sign-off on the whole statement. Before using the Excel file, place it beside the original PDF and work through these five checks.
1. Complete statement
Confirm the PDF has every page and the workbook covers the same statement period. Check the printed opening and closing balances.
2. Dates and descriptions
Compare transaction dates and descriptions with the original. A balance check cannot catch a wrong date or a plausible but misread merchant name.
3. Money in and money out
Spot-check debits and credits against the source page. An amount in the wrong column can change the running balance; two offsetting errors may still cancel out.
4. Source text
Use the workbook's source-page number and source-text column to find each questionable row in the PDF. The workbook does not highlight the exact position on the scanned image.
5. Bookkeeping handoff
Check duplicates and transfers before categorizing or importing anything into another system. Reconcile the account separately with the original statement.
A small example
In our fictional sample, the opening balance is $2,480.50. A $1,850.00 credit produces $4,330.50; the next $87.42 debit produces $4,243.08. The converter checks the extracted running balance on each row and the closing balance. You should still compare the printed date, description, and source text for those rows.
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