A bank statement is a document that summarizes your account activity. It often only has information for a specific period of time, called a "statement period." Typically a statement is one month ...

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Individuals and businesses with simple accounting needs should consider reconciling their accounts monthly after receiving a bank statement. Businesses with a higher volume of transactions should ...