Bank transfers and card payments supports an exact bank-to-card payment when both recorded legs agree on the required date, currency, and amount. The outgoing bank payment and incoming card-side record need to be imported and confirmed first.
- Locate the bank withdrawal and the corresponding card payment record.
- Choose New bank pair and select those exact outgoing and incoming transactions.
- Review the pair preview, explain the card-payment relationship, and prepare the journal.
Keep the card purchases separate
The payment to the card settles movement between the accounts. It is not a replacement for reviewing the individual purchases recorded on the card statement. Avoid treating the payment itself as another copy of all those purchases.
If the card and bank show different dates or amounts, investigate the source evidence and use the appropriate balanced journal workflow rather than forcing an exact pair. The action does not pay the credit card or initiate funds movement; it prepares accounting for a payment already represented by the records. After preparation, use Post or review generated journal and verify the actual posting state. Reconcile the bank and card accounts separately against their statements.
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