books2018
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Entered the beginning balance to match the statement for the bank account, but when reconciling for the first time, beginning balance is not what I entered.

I'm trying to reconcile a bank account that has not yet been reconciled. I set up the bank account on 12/14/16 ( the bank annoying splits the months up) with the opening balance to match the statement, but when I go to do the initial reconcile for 1/14/17, the beginning balance is not what I entered. It is a negative amount. I've made sure none of the transactions for the year are accidentally marked as cleared. Any ideas?