The “Bank Journal” report provides a chronological list of transactions that affect the bank balance within Unity® Accounting

The bank journal can be run for an individual bank account, for multiple or all bank accounts where the account is set to active.  Inactive accounts will not display in the report filters.  The Bank Journal report may be required to be printed/saved on a monthly basis depending on the Law Society rules in your province. 

This Report includes the following Information 

• Batch Date
• Transaction date
• Audit Number
• Description
• Ref/Cheque/EFT Number
• Rec / EFT Number
• Payment type
• Client/Matter or GL Number
• Name
• G/L Account
• G/L Description
• Amount
• Entry Total
• Running Balance

To Print the Report 

1. Click on "Banking & Reconciliation"
2. Select the "Bank Journal" report
3. Report Year                            - Select the report year for transactions to include in the report.

4. Transactions From - Select the date range for transactions to include on the report. 

   Default range is 01/01/1980 to current date. The From date is critical and must be before any data has been entered that may affect the report as opening balances will not be included.

5. Bank Account - To report for a specific Bank Account, click on “Select” and select the relevant Bank Account. To report on all Bank Accounts, lave the default setting to “All.”
6. From Audit                  - Enter the audit number range to report on.
7. Output Options - Select “View” to display the report on your screen, “Export to CSV” to export the report or “Print” to print the report. 

Sample Report – Bank Journal Report

To Consider

Cheques that are displayed in the report will produce individual lines detailing the breakdown of how the cheque was expensed/disbursed.  

For example:  cheque #4

Receipts that are displayed in the report will produce individual lines detailing the Accounts Receivable Fees and Disbursement breakdown.

Tips

• Select memorize to add the report with the current options to the memorized reports.  Report can only be added once to the memorized reports.