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May 19, 2020
Question

What is the best way to fix and reclassify an old bill paid transaction from a bank account to an expense without messing up the prior balance sheet?

  • May 19, 2020
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What is the best way to fix and reclassify an old bill paid transaction from a bank account to an expense without messing up the prior balance sheet? In 2018, the prior bookkeeper recorded a bill under PayPal (bank account) instead of an expense account which is still showing up uncleared during the reconciliation. I'm trying to fix this and would like to reclassify this bill transaction, but to not change the 2018 balance sheet as tax returned has been filed.

Please need your help to fix this. Thank you in advance!

 

 

 

6 replies

Moderator
May 19, 2020

Thanks for posting a question here in the Community, @Chrissy3.

 

I'm here to share some insights about reclassifying the account type of this paid bill transaction in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

 

To begin with, reclassifying this paid bill transaction from a bank to an expense account won't affect your Balance Sheet report as long as its amount and dates remain the same. 

 

Meanwhile, you'll want to customize your reports in QuickBooks Online. This way, you're able to control how your reports look like and what information to include: How to customize reports in QBO?. 

 

Leave a comment below if you have more questions about recording your transactions in QBO. I'll be here in the Community to help you. Stay safe and have a great day, @Chrissy3.

Chrissy3Author
May 19, 2020

It's not for QB Desktop. It's for QB Online