<title>Adjust the balance of a cash account</title>
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<klink type="prcdr">How do I adjust the balance of a cash account?</klink>
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<li>Add up the amount of cash you currently have.</li>
<li>On the <emph>Accounts & Bills</emph> menu, click <emph>Account List</emph>.</li>
<li>Click your cash account.</li>
<li>In the left pane, click <emph>Update ending balance</emph>.</li>
<li>Enter one of the following:</li>
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<li>A balance adjustment to account for the change in your cash-on-hand.</li>
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<li>Enter the new balance and today's date.</li>
<li>Specify the category (and subcategory, if one applies) for this adjustment. For example, if you withdrew $50 in cash from your checking account, and a few days later had $20 left, you can categorize the $30 difference as a miscellaneous expense.</li>
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<li>Your cash transactions.</li>
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<li>Click <emph>Balance</emph>.</li>
<li>In the <emph>Statement date</emph> box, enter today's date.</li>
<li>In the <emph>Ending balance</emph> box, enter the amount of cash you have now, and then click <emph>Next</emph>.</li>
<li>Enter a transaction for each place you received or spent cash.</li>
<li>For each new transaction, click the <emph>C</emph> (cleared) column. A checkmark will appear in that column.</li>
<li>Click <emph>Next</emph>, and then follow the instructions on the screen.</li>
