Download your Ally statements
Where to find Ally account statements and how to get them into ZeraBooks as PDFs.
Download a statement
Ally doesn't offer business checking. If your business runs through an Ally account, download its statements like this.
Sign in at ally.com on a computer.
Open the account.
Find its statements and choose the month.
Download the statement as a PDF.
In ZeraBooks, click Banks & Cards › Upload statement, choose the matching account and upload the file. See Upload a bank or card statement.
How far back you can go
Ally issues monthly statements for checking and savings, and quarterly statements for CDs. If a month is missing, ask Ally for it.
PDF or CSV
Download the PDF statement. ZeraBooks reads the printed opening and closing balances from it and uses them to prove the month is complete. See How ZeraBooks proves a statement.
Ally may also let you download transactions from the account's activity page. A CSV works in ZeraBooks too, but it usually has no opening or closing balance. After you upload one, enter both balances exactly as printed on the statement with Fix statement details… in Reconciliations. See Fix a month that doesn't tie.
Only need the transactions in a spreadsheet? Once you have the Ally PDF, convert it to Excel or CSV with the ZeraBooks bank statement converter.
Important: Ally can combine several accounts on one statement. Upload the pages for each account into its own account in ZeraBooks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use a personal Ally account for my business books?
Yes. Add it as a bank account in ZeraBooks and upload its statements. Personal spending from it can be recorded as owner draws.
Can ZeraBooks connect to my Ally account directly?
No. ZeraBooks has no bank feeds and never asks for your Ally sign-in. Download each statement and upload it.
Which statements should I download?
Every month from the date your books start, for every account, oldest first. Upload one account's statement per file: each statement's opening balance is checked against the previous month's closing balance. See Upload a bank or card statement.
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