The sample CSV check uses the matching PDF for its opening and closing balances. The CSV contains movement rows whose totals are compared with those boundary values.
- Open the sample CSV result and review its debit and credit totals.
- Compare those movements with the paired sample PDF’s opening and closing balance.
- Inspect individual rows when the movement direction needs explanation, especially card credits or transfers.
A transaction export does not always include balance evidence. The sample demonstrates why retaining the official statement can help when you later reconcile imported activity.
Apply the same evidence principle to your files
For a real account, use that account’s actual statement balances and the same period’s movements. Do not borrow a balance from another account or a different month because the CSV lacks one.
Agreement between movements and balances checks the source arithmetic. It does not approve the business category of each row or create a ledger opening journal. Keep source verification, category review and reconciliation completion as distinct decisions supported by the appropriate records.
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