Reading a Reconciliation Summary After an Audit
What each section of our post-audit report means and how to act on flagged discrepancies.
After every multi-chain allocation audit, you receive a one-page reconciliation summary alongside your printed sheets. This document is not a financial statement. It is a technical note describing how your on-chain or export-verified figures compared to your handwritten records.
Section 1: Scope confirmation
Lists networks, address groups, and devices reviewed. Verify this matches what you intended. If a device was left at home, its addresses will not appear—this is expected, not an error.
Section 2: Matched rows
Count of allocation sheet rows where left and right columns agree within documented tolerance. Bitcoin and Ethereum typically match to full precision. Some tokens with many decimal places may show rounding differences noted in the margin.
Section 3: Flagged discrepancies
Each flag includes:
- Row reference: Which line on the master sheet
- Left column value: Balance or address from export
- Right column value: Your handwritten figure
- Category: Rounding, stale export, missing path, or unexplained
Rounding: Differences under the network’s practical precision. Update your handwritten log; no funds are missing.
Stale export: You brought an export file saved days or weeks earlier. Refresh the export on-site or at home offline and recompare.
Missing path: An address appears on the left with funds but no matching derivation path on the right. You may have used a path you did not document—search your device offline.
Unexplained: Left and right disagree beyond rounding and the export is current. We do not speculate on causes. Common holder-resolved causes include funds on a passphrase wallet forgotten on the paper index, or assets on a chain you did not list during intake.
Section 4: Recommended sheet updates
Specific edits to make on your master copy: add a row, correct a path notation, remove a duplicate entry. These are documentation actions, not transaction recommendations.
What we do not include
Portfolio valuation in fiat currency, tax liability estimates, or suggestions to buy, sell, or move assets. For regulatory context, see our Not Financial Advice page.