# Reconcile an account against its statement

> Enter the statement's date and ending balance, tick what's on it, and finish when the difference is zero. Reconciled transactions are locked until you undo.

Category: Banking · Web page: https://bookalyze.com/guides/reconcile

## Reconcile

**Where in Bookalyze:** Accounting → Reconcile

1. **Choose the account.** Each bank, card and cash account shows the date it's reconciled through.
2. **Enter the statement.** Its date and ending balance.
3. **Tick each line on the statement.** Search, filter and tick all shown. The bar keeps the statement, cleared and the difference in view; a balance column shows where the books and the statement part ways.
4. **Finish at zero.** Finish is enabled once the difference is zero.

## After

- Reconciled transactions show a lock and open read-only.
- **Undo** the latest reconciliation to change one.
- The account's history lists every reconciliation.

## What you should see

What you should see:
- [ ] Difference **0.00** and Finish enabled
- [ ] The account's "reconciled through" date moves to the statement date
- [ ] Banking → Bank accounts says the bank and the books **Match**

## Related guides

- [Upload bank statements from any bank](https://bookalyze.com/guides/upload-bank-statements.md): For banks without a live connection: upload the statement CSV, match its columns once, and every later upload reuses them. The same file twice adds nothing twice.
- [Close the books](https://bookalyze.com/guides/close-the-books.md): Lock everything up to a date so nothing can be posted, changed or removed in a finished period. Usually the end of a financial year or tax filing period.
- [Prove your books agree with the marketplaces and the bank](https://bookalyze.com/guides/books-agree-with-marketplaces.md): Every check Bookalyze offers, in one list: settlements that balance, marketplace balances, stock compared, bank against books, and reconciliation.