New, need help!!!

[faircroft84]

Hi!
I'm new to quickbooks and definately not an accountant! The quickbooks Pro 2009 version that I am using was never reconciled by the previous person. It is now January 2011 and I need help. It looks like the opening balance was entered on March 2009..HELP.....:confused:

[Joe Williams]

First, gather all of the bank statements for 2010. Reconcile Jan 2010 by entering the statement ending balance and then checking all of the checks and deposits that are listed on the statement and the ones date before Jan 2010 that ARE NOT listed on any of the rest of the statements for 2010. This presumes that those transactions had cleared the bank in 2009.
If there is a difference, let QB adjust for it, and this would be the only time that you can do this without locating what causes the difference.
Now reconcile each month and be sure to use the correct statement date.

[faircroft84]

Ok, I will try and let you know what happens :p