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1. Compare each check in your register to the checks on your statement. Make sure they all match. If you wrote down the wrong amount in your register for any of the checks, correct them now. If you forgot to write down a check, write it down now.
2. Compare the deposits on your statement with your deposit receipts. Make sure they match. If you have any errors in your register, correct them now.
3. Compare any ATM withdrawals and debit card transactions in the same way and make any necessary corrections.
4. Now that you have reconciled all the information, proceed as follows (many statements have a place on the back for you to take the following steps):
FIRST
Start with the New Balance that appears on your statement . (A)
List any checks you have written that do not yet appear on your statement.
Total these checks .
SUBTRACT from the New Balance . (B)
List any ATM or debit withdrawals you have made that do not yet appear on your statement.
Total these withdrawals . SUBTRACT these from B . (C)
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