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Remove a product or service in QuickBooks Online

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Learn how to merge duplicate items, remove unused items, or reactivate items in QuickBooks Online.

Making an item inactive is something you might have to do from time to time to clean up your catalogue when you no longer offer an item and/or are dealing with seasonal items.

Note: You can reactivate products and services at any time except for inventory products that have Quantity on Hand. You can also change types.

Before you make an item inactive

Here are a few things you should know before you make an item inactive:

Inactive items cannot be edited.
Transactions related to the inactive item cannot be edited.
In reports and historic transactions, the item appears with "(deleted)" at the end of the item name.
For inventory items, the quantity on hand will be set to 0, and we’ll update your books automatically to reflect this.
If you’re making a bundle inactive, only the bundle itself will be made inactive—the individual items within the bundle will stay active.

Make a product or service inactive

Go to Settings ⚙, then select Products & services (Take me there).
Select the items(s) that you want to make inactive.
In Batch actions, select Make inactive.
Select Yes.

Note: You can’t inactivate default items (automatically created with the company) such as Services and Hours. Instead, you can add Z at the beginning to make them appear at the bottom of lists.

Reactivate a product or service

If you need to restore an inactive product or service, you can still reactivate it.

Go to Settings ⚙, then select Products & services (Take me there).
Select the Filter icon.
From the Status ▼ dropdown menu, select Inactive.
Select Apply.
Find the product or service that you want to reactivate.
In the Action column, select Make active.

Once you’ve reactivated a product or services, check the following:

Check the details of the item, especially the income, expense, and inventory asset accounts.
Check the quantity on hand. Perform an inventory count if needed.

Merge a product or service

If you merge two products or services, it won’t affect any transactions. It'll only remove one product or service from the Products and Services List.

Go to Settings ⚙, then select Products & services (Take me there).
Find the product or service that you want to merge.
Select Edit.
In the Name field, enter the product or service you want to merge it with.
Select Save and close, then select Yes.

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