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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Opening balance with AR and AP journal entry]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>In Asia we use a &quot;Suspense Account&quot; as the contra entry pending decision of where to post it to. This is also used in entering opening balances as Journal Vouchers - all in one go. The said &quot;Suspense Account&quot; will hold un-reconciled amounts till proper allocation is made from the closing balance sheet.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[apmuthu]]></name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Opening balance with AR and AP journal entry]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p><p>I&#039;m still new with FA and studying the posts and article i find on entering opening balance sheet with AR and AP items.</p><p>Not sure exactly what the wiki means in article &quot;https://frontaccounting.com/fawiki/index.php?n=Main.OpeningBalances&quot; about &quot;If you have AR/AP records (not settled yet), this is more complicated.&quot; in terms of journal entries, but in other bookkeeping software i&#039;ve always used an &#039;intermediary account opening balance&#039; - leading to the following journal entries:</p><p>ENTERING AR ENTRIES in SALES/DIRECT INVOICE (example for just one AR item):<br />AR /customer 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10<br />intermediary account opening balance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10</p><p>ENTERING AP ENTRIES in PURCHASES/DIRECT INVOICE (example for just one AP item):<br />AP /supplier 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5<br />intermediary account opening balance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5</p><p>ENTERING OPENING BALANCE in BANKING AND GENERAL LEDGER - JOURNAL ENTRY:<br />intermediary account opening balance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10<br />intermediary account opening balance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5<br />Equity&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5</p><br /><p>In Dutch I call the intermediary &quot;account opening balance&quot; something like 2XXX &quot;Tussenrekening beginbalans debiteuren/crediteuren&quot; or &quot;Tussenrekening openingsbalans debiteuren/crediteuren&quot;. </p><p>If you like you can use two intermediary accounts: &quot;intermediary account opening balance AR&quot; and &quot;intermediary account opening balance AP&quot;.</p>]]></content>
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