Quick check
Guess first, no penalty. AI coded a month of bank feed lines (transactions the bank sends into your software), and the bank reconciliation matches to the cent. Can the books still be wrong?
A bank reconciliation (matching your books to the bank statement) proves every transaction is in the books once, with the right amount. It doesn't check each line's category, and that's where AI coding goes wrong.
A bakery's March feed with AI categories. The owner's own checking account ends in 1022.
Spot the mistakes
Tap the three lines that need a second look. Tap a fine one and you get a hint.
Bank feed with AI categories
0 of 3 found
All three still reconcile: the money really moved.
Ask AI to find the traps
A prompt is the message you send to the AI. This one names the traps and leaves the decisions to you:
Here are March's bank feed lines with their categories. The owner's own
accounts end in 1022 and 4410. The business loan is with Northside Bank.
List every line that could be a transfer between those accounts, a loan
payment booked as one expense, or personal spending.
Don't change any category. I'll decide each one.Fill the gaps
Fill the gaps in the same prompt.
Prompt
The owner's own accounts end in . List every line that could be .
Try it
Your steps, about 2 minutes
- 1.Open one month of a bank feed that software coded. Search it for the owner's own account numbers and the lender's name, and check each match. Add line 3 to your check sheet: "After the reconciliation matches, check transfers, loans and personal spending."2 min