[Feature Request] Create balance adjustment transaction with Reconciliation #228

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GiteaMirror · 2026-02-28T18:53:18-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 18:53:18 -06:00

Originally created by @rich-howell on GitHub (Jan 22, 2023).

Discussed in https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/discussions/182

^{Originally posted by kennydrobnack May 7, 2022}
I'm just getting started really using Actual and have found one feature that is present in other software is absent in Actual. Not a major feature but it would be a big time saver in a workflow that I do on a few accounts once a month.

It has reconciliation features, but no way to automatically create an adjustment transaction. Example: my Actual budget says one of my accounts has $500 but my bank balance says $450. If I enter my bank balance is $450 when I start reconciling, Actual currently will tell me how off I am from my bank balance.

In other software, there is the option to click a button to create the adjustment transaction.

The message in Actual looks like this: "Your cleared balance ACTUAL_BALANCE needs ADJUSTMENT_AMOUNT to match
your bank's balance of BANK_BALANCE" and there's a "Done Reconciling" button to close the window.

There should be a "Create adjustment transaction" button that will create the adjustment transaction.

Discussion: ideally if you're on top of your finances, you'd figure out where the $50 difference is, and enter the transactions for the missing amount. However, I have off-budget accounts for my investments and on the last day of the month, go into these accounts and see what the current balance is. Having to manually create the balance adjustment transactions slows this workflow down quite a bit.

With other software I can just go check my current account balances, click "Reconcile", paste in the current amount and then click the "Create adjustment transaction" button and be done with that account.

Originally created by @rich-howell on GitHub (Jan 22, 2023). ### Discussed in https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/discussions/182 <div type='discussions-op-text'> <sup>Originally posted by **kennydrobnack** May 7, 2022</sup> I'm just getting started really using Actual and have found one feature that is present in other software is absent in Actual. Not a major feature but it would be a big time saver in a workflow that I do on a few accounts once a month. It has reconciliation features, but no way to automatically create an adjustment transaction. Example: my Actual budget says one of my accounts has $500 but my bank balance says $450. If I enter my bank balance is $450 when I start reconciling, Actual currently will tell me how off I am from my bank balance. In other software, there is the option to click a button to create the adjustment transaction. The message in Actual looks like this: "Your cleared balance ACTUAL_BALANCE needs ADJUSTMENT_AMOUNT to match your bank's balance of BANK_BALANCE" and there's a "Done Reconciling" button to close the window. There should be a "Create adjustment transaction" button that will create the adjustment transaction. Discussion: ideally if you're on top of your finances, you'd figure out where the $50 difference is, and enter the transactions for the missing amount. However, I have off-budget accounts for my investments and on the last day of the month, go into these accounts and see what the current balance is. Having to manually create the balance adjustment transactions slows this workflow down quite a bit. With other software I can just go check my current account balances, click "Reconcile", paste in the current amount and then click the "Create adjustment transaction" button and be done with that account.</div>

GiteaMirror added the feature label 2026-02-28 18:53:18 -06:00

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GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 18:53:19 -06:00

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2023):

This is done: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/260

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2023): This is done: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/260

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 18:53:19 -06:00

@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2023):

Just one small thing - the reconciliation dialogue currently says “Create Reconciliation Transation” rather than the correct spelling “Transaction”

@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2023): Just one small thing - the reconciliation dialogue currently says “Create Reconciliation Transation” rather than the correct spelling “Transaction”

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 18:53:19 -06:00

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2023):

Thanks for the heads up @Kidglove57 https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/572

@MatissJanis commented on GitHub (Jan 23, 2023): Thanks for the heads up @Kidglove57 https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/572