The legal effect of the reconciliation letter is as follows:

1. Effectively prove the existence of the transaction relationship;

2. Effectively prove the creditor-debt relationship. Exist;

3. It may cause the interruption of the statute of limitations. If the creditor sends a reconciliation letter to the debtor, it can have the legal effect of interrupting the statute of limitations.

1. If the creditor sends a reconciliation letter to the debtor, it can have the legal effect of interrupting the statute of limitations.

1. One party directly delivers a document asserting rights to the other party, and the other party signs or seals the document or, although it does not sign or seal, can prove in other ways that the document has reached the other party;

2. One party claims rights by sending a letter or data message, and the letter or data message reaches or should reach the other party;" Therefore, according to the above legal provisions, it can be seen that if the creditor sends a letter or data message to the debtor, The reconciliation documents can prove that the creditor claims rights against the debtor and requires repayment, which will cause the fact that the statute of limitations is interrupted (of course the creditor should keep evidence of the issuance of letters to prove this fact). The specific debt amount in the reconciliation documents, if It has been signed and approved by the debtor, and it can also prove the specific circumstances of the debt. If the debtor does not sign and approves and has objections, it still needs to be actually calculated based on the evidence of all parties in the lawsuit.

2. From a legal point of view, the accounts The letter has at least the following legal effects:

1. Effectively proves the existence of the transaction relationship;

2. Effectively proves the existence of the creditor-debt relationship through the counterparty. A validly confirmed or partially confirmed reconciliation letter is equivalent to an IOU.

3. It may interrupt the statute of limitations. If the creditor sends a reconciliation letter to the debtor, it may have the legal effect of interrupting the statute of limitations.

3. Can a scanned copy of the reconciliation letter be used?

1. A scanned copy of the statement has certain legal effect, but the legal effect is very low.

2. From the evidence. From a perspective, the scanned copy is a picture, which exists as a copy and can technically be tampered with. Therefore, the proof effect of the scanned copy alone is very low. Unless the other party approves the scanned copy, other relevant documents need to be provided. At this time, the scanned copy can be used as evidence to confirm the case, and it has a higher legal basis:

"The People's Republic of China" * and Civil Code

Article 469

The parties may conclude a contract in written form, oral form, or other forms. The written form may be a contract, a letter, or a telegram. , telex, fax, etc. that can tangibly represent the content contained therein. Data messages that can tangibly represent the content contained in electronic data exchange, email, etc. and can be retrieved at any time are deemed to be in written form.