And this is how it works...
How do I book the deposit of share capital?
In newly established companies, one of the first transactions you will find in the reconciliation is the deposit of share capital. This is often reduced on the bank account visible by the bank charges.
The bank transaction is posted to a pass-through account. This is done in the reconciliation with a manual posting.
a. Detailed instructions on how to manually reconcile a transaction can be found in this article.
Then a manual entry is created in the journal to post the bank fees to financial expense 6900.
Finally, the open balance on the transit account 1099, amounting to the total deposit of 20'000 CHF, is posted to the share capital account 2800.
Booking type | Date | Debit | Credit | Amount |
1. Transaction | 01.07.2022 | 1021 | 1099 | 19'750 CHF |
2. Manual Booking | 01.07.2022 | 6900 | 1099 | 250 CHF |
3. Manual Booking | 01.07.2022 | 1099 | 2800 | 20'000 CHF |