Bank reconciliations

The date of the entry of teh cheque in your books, will be considered as the date of payment made by you in your books.  However the same wud get reflected in the reconciliation for Mar.  In the subsequent month when you perform the reconciliation for Apr the same would have got cleared in teh bank statemetn & would not be there in the the reconciliation.

Press F5 in Tally and Made Simple Payment Entry on 31.03.2012

Rent A/c- Dr 5000

    To Bank A/c- Cr 5000

your Bank Balance will be reduced by 5000 but in Bank Statement this figure will not show. this Amount will show in Reconciliatin. 

Pass normal bank entry as on 31-03-2012. Update your Bank Statement. For getting the reconciliation window press F5 key in the your Bank A/c Ledger. Put the date of the cheque clearing date in the reconciliation.