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Record a transfer between your own accounts

Money moved from your current account to your savings account (or to cash) is neither income nor a cost. Record the statement line as a transfer, so both accounts in your books show the right balance.

  • L1 · Everyday
  • WhereSpain, Cyprus
  • WhoOwner, Accountant
  • PlanBasic and up
  • Timeabout 2 min

Before you start

  • Both accounts are in your chart of accounts. A new savings account: Books → Chart of accounts → New account, then Mark as holding money.
  • The statement with the transfer is imported or arrived through your bank connection.

Steps

  1. Open Reconcile from Banking and open the statement.

    Step 1: Open Reconcile from Banking and open the statement.
    Step 1 in Deline (Spain business, fictional data) · See the whole screen

  2. Press Record this line on the transfer.

    Step 2: Press Record this line on the transfer.
    Step 2 in Deline (Spain business, fictional data) · See the whole screen

  3. Choose Transfer to another of your accounts and the account the money went to.

    Step 3: Choose Transfer to another of your accounts and the account the money went to.
    Step 3 in Deline (Spain business, fictional data) · See the whole screen

  4. Press Record & post, check the window and press Record & post.

    The transfer is posted between the two accounts and the line is matched. When the savings account's own statement arrives, its line matches this same transfer.

    Step 4: Press Record & post, check the window and press Record & post.
    Step 4 in Deline (Spain business, fictional data) · See the whole screen

If something goes wrong

  • The other account is not in the list: add it under Books → Chart of accounts and mark it as holding money.
  • Money came in from your other account: on the incoming line choose Transfer from another of your accounts.

Last checked 2026-11-07 by the guide runner on build c5fbd2fa6 (Deline 12a482996) (local Deline stack).