1.0Pretty Books Magazinehttps://plg.prettybooks.com/magazinemackenziehttps://plg.prettybooks.com/magazine/blog/author/mackenzie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5B0gHeSMvr"><a href="https://plg.prettybooks.com/magazine/blog/2020/09/10/balance-sheet-reconciliation/">Balance Sheet Reconciliation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://plg.prettybooks.com/magazine/blog/2020/09/10/balance-sheet-reconciliation/embed/#?secret=5B0gHeSMvr" width="600" height="338" title="“Balance Sheet Reconciliation” — Pretty Books Magazine" data-secret="5B0gHeSMvr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://plg.prettybooks.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pb_dictionary-balance-sheet.png1000600So your accountant is talking about "balance sheet reconciliation." She tells you it means "a balancing of the amount on your balance sheet GL accounts and the details that make up those balances, while ensuring that any differences are adequately and reasonably explained." Here's what she really means when she says, "balance sheet reconciliation."