Correcting a mistake that affects bank reconciliation

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Hello all,

I am just getting back from a med leave and have found an error that my temp made. Wondering if anyone can help me out.

We post a recurring entry each month, which is a direct deposit to us. I had posted Aprils payment before I left. However upon my return, I noticed that it has been adjusted, and the date changed to May - now showing it was the May deposit. 

The April and May bank rec's were already done. The April deposit was cleared on April bank rec. Then since it was adjusted in May, the April amount shows as outstanding on the May bank rec. It was left as outstanding and the May bank rec was posted. 

Now I have to go back and post so my records show the April deposit....and am worried about how this all will affect my June bank rec!! Note: the deposit amount was the same each month.

Advice??

Tracy

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    It sounds like the temp accidentally adjusted your April entry to May rather than creating a new one. If you re-post the April deposit you should still see the correction on the bank rec as a credit and you can use two transactions to offset each other for zero net impact on your bank statement. It would be a much bigger problem if you didn't still see that correction on the bank rec.