The starting point for this cashbook: what every account was worth before you began, plus an opening figure for any bank account you connected later.
You started using Cashbook on 1 Apr 2026
Balances are entered as at 31 Mar 2026, the day before.
Defaults to the start of this financial year. The start of a GST period is the tidiest choice.
Balances would be entered as at 31 Mar 2026 — the day before.
They stay in the cashbook but sit before your starting point, so your reports will not match the balances entered 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.
Lock the books up to ?
Stops anything being dated before your starting point by accident. You can also change this later in Accounting settings.
One figure per balance sheet account, from your old system. Income and expenses are not carried over.
No opening balances yet
Until you add them, your reports start from zero and your bank balance in Cashbook will not match the bank. Start here — the bank accounts below depend on this date.
Saving again replaces this entry — the old one is reversed and both stay in your history.
Connected 12 Feb 2026 · · At the bank $18,432.65
Connected 14 Jul 2026, so Cashbook only has transactions from that day. Its opening entry is dated 13 Jul 2026.
In Cashbook
$0.00
At the bank
$25,410.80
Difference
$25,410.80
Opening entry: not set
Connected 27 Aug 2026 · opening entry would be dated 26 Aug 2026 · In Cashbook $0.00 · At the bank not available
Opening entry: not needed
Connected 3 Aug 2026 · In Cashbook -$1,204.55 · At the bank -$1,204.55
Copy each figure straight from your old system's trial balance, including any minus sign. Leave an account blank if it was nil.
12 balance sheet accounts
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 840 |
Historical Adjustments
Added for you
Whatever is left over goes here, so the entry always balances. |
0.00 |
| Total — balanced | 0.00 | |
Saves one entry dated , with no GST.
What was in this account on 13 Jul 2026, the day before Cashbook started pulling its transactions.
In Cashbook now
$0.00
At the bank now
$25,410.80
Suggested: 25,410.80 — the amount that closes the gap.
After saving, Cashbook would be out by $25,410.80
The other side goes to 840 Historical Adjustments, with no GST.