thank you.. I do not see the "cross" but if I double click the number in "outstanding Principle balance" I do get to a supporting detail worksheet that allows me to explain how I get to an average mortgage balance that is correct using the interest paid/interest rate method. But in order to get the Average Balance to calculate correctly I needed to plug the original balance to a low number so the average would equal the method two approach. This only works if the mortgage was outstanding at least 6 months of the year.
