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Posted on 28 October 2026
For anyone finding this thread now, here is how each item on a bank statement is entered in Tally. Remember the statement is written from the bank's side, so a credit on the statement is a debit to the bank ledger in your books, and the other way round.
1. Cash withdrawn by you (self cheque / ATM) - Contra (F4): Cash A/c Dr, To Bank A/c.
2. Cash withdrawn by a third person on a bearer cheque - Payment (F5): that party's (or the expense) A/c Dr, To Bank A/c. Only if the person simply brought the cash back to the business is it a Contra like item 1.
3. Payment to someone by NEFT/RTGS/IMPS/UPI or cheque issued - Payment (F5): Party or Expense A/c Dr, To Bank A/c.
4. Money received by NEFT/RTGS/UPI - Receipt (F6): Bank A/c Dr, To Party or Income A/c.
5. Cheque deposited - Receipt (F6): Bank A/c Dr, To Party A/c. Put the clearing date as the bank date during reconciliation.
6. Cash deposited - Contra (F4): Bank A/c Dr, To Cash A/c.
7. Transfer between two of your own bank accounts - Contra (F4): Receiving Bank A/c Dr, To Paying Bank A/c. Enter it once, not in both banks.
8. Bank charges - Payment: Bank Charges A/c Dr, To Bank A/c. Interest credited - Receipt: Bank A/c Dr, To Interest Received A/c.
Anything you can't identify yet is better parked in a Suspense ledger than guessed. At the end, the bank ledger's closing balance for the period should match the statement's closing balance, and Banking > Bank Reconciliation will show what's still outstanding.
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