The exact column structure Tally Prime expects for bank statement import, why imports fail, and a free converter that produces the correct format from any bank PDF automatically.
Tally Prime's bank statement import (Alt+O → Transactions → Bank Statement) expects a simple, strict structure — one transaction per row, with these columns:
| Date | Particulars | Debit | Credit | Instrument No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-04-2026 | NEFT/AXIS BANK/RENT APRIL | 25000.00 | ||
| 03-04-2026 | UPI/CR/CLIENT PAYMENT INV-2241 | 118000.00 | ||
| 05-04-2026 | CHQ PAID VENDOR SUPPLIES | 42700.00 | 752727 | |
| 08-04-2026 | BANK CHARGES GST | 590.00 |
Copy-pasting from a bank PDF into Excel produces none of the above. SBI statements split narrations across lines; HDFC merges date and value-date; ICICI embeds the page number into the data; scanned statements can't be copied at all. Cleaning a 10-page statement by hand typically takes 30–60 minutes — and one missed merged-row means your Tally ledger won't reconcile.
Our converter does this automatically: upload the bank statement PDF (any Indian bank, digital or scanned) and download an Excel file already in the structure above. Every transaction is also balance-verified — checked against the statement's running balance — so the amounts you import into Tally are arithmetically proven, not just extracted.
Upload your bank PDF above, download the Tally-format Excel
Gateway of Tally → Import → Transactions → Bank Statement
Map columns, review the voucher preview, accept — done
| Error / Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Date format invalid" | Dates stored as text | Use DD-MM-YYYY real date values — our output does this by default |
| All amounts import as debit | Combined amount column | Separate debit and credit columns |
| Rows skipped during import | Empty particulars or malformed rows | Remove artifact rows; join multi-line narrations |
| Ledger doesn't reconcile after import | Misread or missing amounts | Use balance-verified conversion — errors are flagged before download |
| Duplicate vouchers | Statement period overlap | Import non-overlapping date ranges; Tally flags duplicates on instrument no. |