Reconcile Foreign Currency Bank Account in QuickBooks – Opening Balance

It’s no surprise why QuickBooks has become one of the most preferred accounting software for businesses and accounting professionals. It […]

It’s no surprise why QuickBooks has become one of the most preferred accounting software for businesses and accounting professionals. It has incorporated certain amazing tools and features to save a lot of time and effort for the businesses. Easy reconciliation of foreign currency bank accounts is one such feature embedded in this software. With the help of this, businesses can deal with multiple bank currencies with effortless ease.

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If you are yet to use this feature, you are surely missing something! What did you just say? You are not sure about how to reconcile Foreign Currency in QuickBooks? Don’t bother! We have it covered for you! Just go through this blog. Here, we will tell you from scratch, about how to reconcile Foreign Currency Bank Account in QuickBooks and other related matters.

How to Reconcile Foreign Currency in QuickBooks?

By using this feature of reconciliation of foreign currency, QuickBooks users can easily track every entry done against international transactions. Thus, maintaining books and keeping records of international accounts becomes extremely easy in QuickBooks.

This software can completely take care of all your foreign Transactions. But, to use all its benefits, you will need to set up and activate the multi-currency mode. After enabling this mode, you will be able to choose your preferred currency. You can also select a vendor, Select your preferred currency for transactions with him and pass a journal entry in a currency other than the one you normally use.

Ways to Reconcile Foreign Currency Bank Account in QuickBooks

After you have enabled the multi-currency feature, please follow the steps mentioned below:

  • Start QuickBooks
  • Navigate to your Company File
  • Click the Companies tab on the top bar
  • A drop-down menu will appear on your screen. From the list, click Journal Entries
  • Navigate to the Currencies tab
  • From the list, choose U.S. Dollar
  • Enter date as per your convenience as the date on which to pass the entry
  • Now, you have to check box Home Currency Adjustments
  • A dialogue box will appear on your screen. Click OK to proceed
  • Your home currency adjustments will now get activated. You are ready to reconcile now.

NOTE: It’s easy to adjust the home currency in QuickBooks. If you specify USD as a home currency, a list of foreign currencies will be shown. You can choose to purchase the selected coins with the cash option in the cash box. This means you will need to alter USD in order to pass a reconciliation entry.

  • Now We will Pass a Journal Entry
    • Choose the Account for Reconciliation
    • Enter the Amount with an Unbalanced Figure
    • Enter the Amount as Debt, In Case of Positive Figure. If the Figure is Negative, Enter the same as Credit
    • Enter the Exchange Loss/Gain Account
    • Fill the Opposite Balancing Figure
    • Your Balances should be Zero now and the Different Accounts should be Completely sorted
    • Save the Entry
    • Close for Exit

Opening Balance for Foreign Currency Now Showing

Many QuickBooks users have intimated to us that they have faced issues related to the opening balance in a foreign currency. They informed me that their opening balances didn’t appear. If you are facing such issues, here is how you can view your opening balances in QuickBooks:

  • Navigate to the Panel on the Top Right and click the Settings tab.
  • Select Chart of Accounts. Select the Accounts History option on the left-hand side of the screen. This will show the Balances in Your Foreign Currency Account.

How to Record Opening Balance of Foreign Currency?

Please follow the sequential steps mentioned below to Record Opening Balance of Foreign Currency:

  • Navigate to the panel on the top right
  • Click on the Settings tab
  • Now navigate to the Bank Deposits tab
  • Select the name of the bank where you want to record the entry
  • Select preferred currency
  • Click on the tab Add Deposits
  • Select an account
  • Then enter the opening figure
  • Click Save to proceed
  • Your money will start showing up on your foreign account only in the rates and in the type of currency it’s written in.

In this blog, we tried to share all the information you need related to the Reconciliation of Foreign Currency in QuickBooks, we hope, after going through the blog and the steps mentioned therein, you will find it easier to reconcile foreign currency bank account in QuickBooks, on your own.

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Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs)

How to Pass a Journal Entry while using the Multi-Currency Feature in QuickBooks?

Please follow the steps provided below:

Choose the Account that you need to Reconcile
Enter the Amount with an Unbalanced Figure
Fill the Amount as Debt in case of a Positive Figure. If the figure is Negative, enter the same as Credit
Enter the Exchange Loss/Gain Account
Enter the Opposite Balancing Figure
Your Balances should be zero now and the Different Accounts should be completely sorted
Save the Entry
Click Close in order to Exit the Window

How can I Record Foreign Currency Payments against an Invoice Raised?

Follow the given below steps:

Navigate to the + New menu
Click on Receive Payment.
Click on the name of the concerned Customer from the Drop-down list
Visit the section Outstanding Transactions
Select the Invoice for Which you want to Record the Payment in QuickBooks.
Select the Preferred Payment Method.
Finally, Save and close.

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A QuickBooks company file is a destination where all the financial data related to a company is stored. Identify a company file with .QBW an extension. It is stored as a single file and is not branched into multiple files. The user can open, move or copy the company file as and when required. Moreover, the QB company file can be imported among different QuickBooks versions.

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QuickBooks allows you to access almost all types of accounts, including but not limited to savings account, checking account, credit card accounts, and money market accounts.

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