FTB-C000721 / Financial concept

Reconciling item

A reconciling item is an evidenced timing, scope or error explanation used to account for a difference between compared records or balances.

Also known asreconciling items

Intermediate 3 linked topicsEvidence-reviewed

Definitions

In plain terms

It identifies a specific difference and its treatment while leaving any required investigation visible.

Technical

D30 binds each item to its side, amount, evidence and status; it cannot erase an independently failed opening control.

Scope

An item explains a difference; approval and posting are separate decisions.

Examples

  • A synthetic outstanding payment explains why a statement and cashbook close at different amounts.

Common misconceptions

  • An unexplained residual cannot become an investigated item just by giving it a label.

Concept relationships

Prerequisites

Related

Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Reconciling an Account to a Statement, GnuCash v5 GnuCash project · first party technical publication

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, variant distinction

    Limits: Agreement is not source authentication, final settlement or proof that all real-world events were reported.

  2. D30 glossary teaching-profile scope, Batch 013 The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract

    Supports: technical definition

    Limits: No independent regulatory mandate, real-bank dataset, service execution, external witness or production assurance is claimed.

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Last reviewed
2026-10-27
Next review
2027-10-27
Record status
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