{
  "id": "checkbook-balance-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Checkbook Balance Calculator",
  "shortName": "Checkbook Balance",
  "description": "Reconcile a bank statement balance with outstanding checks, deposits in transit, fees, interest, and the check register.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "checkbook",
    "balance",
    "calculator",
    "checkbook balance calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/checkbook-balance-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/checkbook-balance-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/checkbook-balance-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/checkbook-balance-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/checkbook-balance-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/checkbook-balance-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/checkbook-balance-calculator/?statementBalance=2500&depositsInTransit=750&outstandingChecks=425&bankInterest=5&bankFees=12&registerBalance=2820",
  "queryParameters": {
    "statementBalance": {
      "label": "Bank statement ending balance",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 2500
    },
    "depositsInTransit": {
      "label": "Deposits not on statement",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 750
    },
    "outstandingChecks": {
      "label": "Checks not cleared",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 425
    },
    "bankInterest": {
      "label": "Interest or credits not in register",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5
    },
    "bankFees": {
      "label": "Fees or debits not in register",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 12
    },
    "registerBalance": {
      "label": "Check register balance before adjustments",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 2820
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "statementBalance",
      "label": "Bank statement ending balance",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 2500,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "depositsInTransit",
      "label": "Deposits not on statement",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 750,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "outstandingChecks",
      "label": "Checks not cleared",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 425,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "bankInterest",
      "label": "Interest or credits not in register",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 5,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "bankFees",
      "label": "Fees or debits not in register",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 12,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "registerBalance",
      "label": "Check register balance before adjustments",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 2820,
      "step": 0.01
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "adjustedBankBalance",
      "label": "Adjusted bank balance",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "adjustedRegisterBalance",
      "label": "Adjusted register balance",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "difference",
      "label": "Reconciliation difference",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "status",
      "label": "Reconciliation status",
      "format": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "adjusted bank = statement + deposits in transit − outstanding checks; adjusted register = register + credits − fees"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "statementBalance": 2500,
        "depositsInTransit": 750,
        "outstandingChecks": 425,
        "bankInterest": 5,
        "bankFees": 12,
        "registerBalance": 2820
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}