Since you're only looking at a single column, it makes more sense to me to use
=match().

=if(isnumber(match(a2,sheet2!$a$2:$a$1072,0)),"Bud geted","Acct not Budgeted")


Ashley wrote:

Hi all!

What I am trying to do:
In Sheet 1, column A, I have a list of account numbers. In Sheet 2, Column
A, I have another list of account numbers. If an account in Sheet 1 column
A, is also in Sheet 2, column A, then the account is budgeted; If an account
in Sheet 1 column A is not in Sheet 2, column A, then the account is not
budgeted.

I'm not the cleverest with the formulas, and this is what I have tried and
am not getting the best results:
=IF(A2=(VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!$A$2:$B$1072,1,FALSE))," Budgeted","Acct Not
Budgeted")

It is working for accounts that are budgeted, but for accounts that aren't
budgeted, I'm getting #N/A. I assume this has something to do with the
VLookup.

Any help as to where I'm going wrong would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Dave Peterson