It's probably a rounding issue.

=IF(ROUND(D75,2)=ROUND(E76,2),"Balanced","Error")

Biff

"George Gee" wrote in message
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Not sure, it works for me.
But as your last paragraph mentions D75 and E76,
should the formula not be:

=IF(D75=E76,"Balanced","Error")

George Gee


"Notbefore10" wrote in message
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I get the opposite effect when I apply this formula...

=IF(D75=D76,"Balanced","Error")

The answer is "Error", even though the amount is exactly the same in D75
and D76.

If I reverse it I still get the wrong answer...

=IF(D75<D76,"Error","Balanced"

The answer is "Balanced"

I must be missing some very basic syntax knowledge. The cells D75 and E76
are definitely the same number format.

Thanks for your help.