FTB-C000720 / Financial concept

Suspense account

A suspense account temporarily holds an amount whose final accounting classification or treatment remains unresolved.

Intermediate 1 linked topicEvidence-reviewed

Definitions

In plain terms

It preserves the unresolved amount for investigation instead of hiding it in an unsupported permanent account.

Technical

D30 resolves synthetic suspense through evidenced, linked journal actions and retains who authorized the target classification.

Scope

A zero suspense balance does not by itself prove every classification was correct.

Examples

  • An unidentified synthetic receipt is held in suspense until evidence supports a customer allocation.

Common misconceptions

  • Suspense is not permission to post an arbitrary balancing plug.

Concept relationships

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Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Suspense accounts and error correction ACCA · first party technical publication

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, variant distinction

    Limits: Education rather than a universal policy for approving, ageing or resolving suspense balances.

  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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