A cash forecast's starting balance is saved from posted Institution ledger entries through the selected baseline date. It is not an automatically guaranteed bank-available balance. Check bank reconciliation and book completeness separately before relying on the projection.
Review Posted cash through and the saved baseline in the forecast detail. Historical inactive cash accounts remain included in that recorded evidence. Their inclusion preserves the history used for the balance rather than treating an inactive flag as an accounting deletion.
If the starting amount looks wrong, inspect the relevant cash accounts and posted entries before changing forecast assumptions. Adding an artificial receipt to compensate for an unresolved opening difference can conceal the accounting issue and distort every projected month.
When the posted evidence is corrected, create and review a new forecast version using the current source. Earlier saved versions retain their original amounts. Keep the reason for the revision so readers can distinguish a corrected baseline from a genuine change in expected future receipts or payments.
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