Edit and Delete a Journal Entry in QuickBooks Desktop and Online

Here you will read how to “Edit or Delete Journal Entry in QuickBooks“. QuickBooks has today turned into one of the best accounting tools that manufacturers and businesses are using.

The software was created for small businesses and provides users with many features that can help users manage accounts.

QuickBooks Journal Entry

Journal entry is a handy feature that is made available within QuickBooks. Maintaining them is as easy as handling them manually. Thus if you have any transaction then create and delete a journal entry, Import journal entry QuickBooks, and Adjust the journal entry QuickBooks will make things easy to understand, but if you have any entry that has been wrongly created then delete them is now no more an issue. Just follow the steps above and you will be able to do that by yourself.

If you are using this tool then many times you might need a journal entry to get some kind of transaction into the QuickBooks database. Thus today we will guide you on:

• How to view journal entries in QuickBooks,
• How to edit a journal entry in QuickBooks and finally,
• How to delete a journal entry in QuickBooks.

• You have QuickBooks installed on your desktop. If you are looking to buy the program, then download the trial version, clicking on this link: “how to download QuickBooks“.
• You are not new to this accounting platform, but if you then check out: “How to get started with QuickBooks online“.
• You already have your company’s profile set up.
• If you are facing issues then click on this link: “How to set up multiple companies in QuickBooks“.

How to Edit Journal Entry in QuickBooks Desktop

Follow all steps and instructions on how to edit a journal entry in QuickBooks Desktop.

• First of all, click on the Company menu in the QuickBooks desktop account
• Then click on the options Make General Journal Entries
• Click on the Find
• After that, provide the details in the Date, name, amount, and entry number field
• Hit on the Find button below
• For updates, double-click on the Journal entry and do the updates
• When it is complete click on the Save and Close button
• Click on the Yes button to record all the changes in it.

Steps to Delete a Journal Entry in QuickBooks Desktop

• Click “Lists” at the top of the screen: and select the list that has the entry you want to delete.
• The list opens on the screen, providing access to all of the list’s entries.
• Click the entry that you want to delete to highlight it: Do not double-click the entry or a window appears on the screen, preventing you from deleting the entry.
• If you do double-click the entry, close the window by clicking the “X” in the upper right corner of the window.
• Click “Edit” in the top menu and select “Delete X,”: with the name of the list in place of the “X.”

Alternative Way to Delete Journal Entry in QuickBooks:

• Click on the “Company’s tab”.
• This you can find on the upper menu of your screen.
• Now select “Make Journal Entries.”
• Click the “Previous” or “Next” buttons.
• Continue to do that until you see the entry you want to delete.
• Click the “Edit” option in the upper menu and select “Delete General Journal”.

How to Delete a Line in a Journal Entry in QuickBooks?

For deleting a line in a journal entry in QuickBooks you have to press and hold the Ctrl + Delete key from the keyboard and you are done with this. You just have to select the entry that you want to delete and then press these keys.

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How to Delete a Journal Entry in QuickBooks Online?

• Open your QuickBooks Online account
• Then go to the settings by clicking on the Gear-like icon
• Click on the Chart of Accounts
• For the transaction, you have to select the correct account
• Click on the Account history that is in the Action column
• You have to select the Journal entry you want to delete and then click on the Delete option
• Give the confirmation by clicking on the Yes button to delete the entry in your account.

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How to Delete Multiple Journal Entries in QuickBooks Online?

• For this, open QuickBooks Online
• Go to the Banking menu option
• Select the account in which you have to perform the batch delete action
• Click on the tab For review
• Now mark the multiple items that you want to delete
• Select the button Batch actions
• Hit the cursor on Exclude Selected option
• After this, select the tab name Excluded
• Now again, mark all the transactions and click on the button Batch actions
• In the end, click on the delete button to delete multiple journal entries in QuickBooks online account.

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How to Restore a Deleted Journal Entry in QuickBooks Online?

The restore action is not available in QuickBooks. So, you are not able to restore a deleted journal entry in QuickBooks online and create accounts payable journal entry in QuickBooks. Instead of this, you can view the details of the deleted entry using the Audit log and then recreate the entry manually. The steps are:-

To view the Details of the Deleted Entry:-

• In QuickBooks, click on the Gear-like icon
• Click on the Audit Log option
• Then select the Filter option and click on the All Users in the field of Users
• Click on the Date field and choose the All Dates option
• In the field of Events, you have to mark the box of the transactions
• Go to the Show field and click on the Deleted/Voided Transactions
• After that, click on the button Apply to get it done
• Now, you get the Deleted Journal entry to view it click on the View option
• Select the option added history and then do take note of the details that you get.

To Recreate the Journal Entry:-

• Go to the + icon to create the new one
• Now select the Journal Entry option as you want to create it
• Provide all the details like Journal date and other details too
• In the end, click on the Save and Close button.

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