What to know before deleting bank transactions When you delete a bank transaction, we remove it from your bank account and update the bank balance. You can’t delete bank transfers or deposits. To correct these, reverse the transfer or deposit first, then enter a new one. Read Transfer money between bank accounts. Cleared transactions Add a cleared checkmark to all transactions imported from a bank feed or bank statement. This checkmark shows that your bank statement and bank balance match the transaction in Sage Accounting. When you delete a cleared transaction, a message pops up to remind you to check your bank statement. This helps you make sure the transaction matches your bank statement during reconciliation. Reconciled transactions If you’ve reconciled the transaction, it appears on your bank reconciliation with a Removed from reconciliation status. This status shows in the Corrected Transaction column, indicating you have now deleted it. The Starting Balance of your next bank reconciliation updates accordingly. This balance always reflects the total value of all reconciled transactions up to the statement date. Exclude deleted transactions from this balance, and the total updates every time you delete a reconciled transaction. However, the Reconciled Balance remains unchanged. Voided cheques When you void a cheque, it remains listed in the Cheque Register but marked as voided. We reverse the original transaction. The reference of the reversed transaction has the same cheque number followed by a 'V'. Both transactions show in your bank reconciliation and cancel each other out. Simply reconcile both to ensure your bank reconciliation is accurate. If you have already reconciled the cheque, the reverse transaction shows the next time you reconcile. Since we didn't remove the original cheque, we still include it in the Starting Balance. Just make sure you reconcile the voided cheque. The vendor bill will revert to being unpaid. If you still want to pay this bill, enter a new payment. |