Linked credit cards show same transactions. One card is a secondary to the other, one for business purchases one for personal. how do I avoid duplicate transactions?

Hi there, 

Welcome back to the Community. QuickBooks is a flexible program that enables you to get your accounting work done faster. I'll be happy to guide you in the right direction so you can achieve your QuickBooks goals with ease. 

When linking a bank account to QuickBooks, it's important to note that QuickBooks will sync every transaction that goes through the lined account. Hence, you're seeing duplicate transactions on your account. You can delete the duplicate transactions by following the steps below:

1. Navigate to the Banking menu.
2. Click on the For Review tab.
3. Select the checkbox of the transactions to exclude.
4. Hit Exclude.

Could you elaborate on what happens when you try to reconcile? Are you getting an error message on your screen? I look forward to hearing back from you in the comments below. I'll be on standby. 

Hi, 

thanks for the response. Should I categorize all the transactions on both credit cards and then go through and exclude the duplicates? 

I was under the impression I couldn’t reconcile while still have uncategorized bank transactions and so I haven’t actually tried?

Apologies you’ll have to explain in very layman terms as I’m not a book keeper just a small business owner trying to wear all the hats! 

Glad to hear back from you. When it comes to duplicate transactions, I recommend either excluding them or deleting them from the account. Otherwise, here's a helpful article that provides helpful info about reconciling accounts in QuickBooks: Reconcile hub.  Let me know if you have other questions. I'm here to assist.