Conversion balances posted.
Saving again replaces them — the old entries are reversed and both stay in your history.
Set the starting point for this cashbook — the day you began using Cashbook and what each account was worth on the day before.
The first day you used Cashbook for this business.
Defaults to the start of this financial year. The start of a GST period is the tidiest choice.
Enter balances as at 31 Mar 2026 — the day before you started.
That is the date the opening entry is posted on.
They stay in the cashbook but will sit before your starting point, so your reports will not match the balances you enter here.
This start date is inside a locked period, so the balances cannot be posted.
The opening entry would be dated , and the books are locked up to . Move the lock date, or choose a later start date.
Copy each figure straight from your old system's trial balance as at 31 Mar 2026, including any minus sign. Balance sheet accounts only — income and expenses are not carried over, and there are no debit and credit columns to fill in.
An XLSX exported from Xero or your old system. The figures land in the grid below, where you can check them before anything is saved.
11 of 12 rows matched an account in this cashbook.
Accounts your file does not mention are left blank. One row could not be matched: code 645 Motor Vehicles is not in this cashbook's chart of accounts.
| Code | Account | Balance at 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 840 |
Historical Adjustments
Added for you
Whatever is left over goes here, so the entry always balances. |
0.00 |
| Total — balanced | 0.00 | |
Saving again replaces the current opening entry — the old one is reversed and both stay in your history.
Cashbook compares each connected account against the bank. An account connected after your start date only brings in transactions from the day it was connected, so it needs its own opening figure.
ANZ Business — Cheque
Connected 12 Feb 2026 · opening figure comes from account 090 in the grid above
In Cashbook $0.00 · At the bank $18,432.65
Kiwibank Business Saver
Connected 14 Jul 2026 · transactions from 14 Jul 2026 · opening entry would be dated 13 Jul 2026
In Cashbook $0.00 · At the bank $25,410.80
Westpac Business Cheque
Connected 27 Aug 2026 · transactions from 27 Aug 2026 · opening entry would be dated 26 Aug 2026
In Cashbook $0.00 · At the bank not available
ASB Visa Business
Connected 3 Aug 2026 · transactions from 3 Aug 2026 · no opening entry needed
In Cashbook -$1,204.55 · At the bank -$1,204.55
Lock the books up to ?
Stops anything being dated before your starting point by accident. You can also change this later in Accounting settings.
Enter a balance for at least one account, or upload your trial balance.
accounts entered · difference goes to 840 Historical Adjustments