Voiding a check from last year

You can go to the Banking menu and click Use Register to view the check you want to delete, Beth1107. Let me elaborate on it in detail below.

Properly managing closed checks keeps financial records clean and helps with reconciliation and accurate reporting in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

To manage those checks I'll be happy to guide you through the process:

1. Once the Use Register is prompted, select the bank account you used for your check.
2. Locate the specific check you want to delete.
3. Select the transaction, click the Edit menu, and choose Delete Check.

To verify if the check has already been deleted, you can run the Audit Trail report. Let me guide you through the steps:

1. Go to the Reports menu and hover over Accountant & Taxes.
2. Choose Audit Trail.
3. Once you are there, you can set the date range for when you deleted the check.

Furthermore,  I've also included a detailed resource about voiding and deleting checks which may come in handy moving forward: Void or delete a bill or bill payment check in QuickBooks Desktop.

I'm still available to assist you whenever you need more help handling your checks. Just reply in this forum, and I'll make sure to get back to you to resolve the issue.

@Eman_E 

Are you AI?  Did you even read your customer's post?  They want to know how to void (not delete) a check from a closed period.  Your advice will cause changes to be made to closed accounting periods, exactly what your customer was trying to avoid.  

Exactly! Thank you.  I knew that would be the case and didnot follow their advice. 

I to have this excate issue.  Your answer however does not address the issue of VOID/Cancel check as this will be change the figures for the 2023 accounts which have been closed which I need to avoid.  Have you looked into this issue further and if so do you have a solution please.

@QuestionsPremie 

"Your answer however does not address the issue of VOID/Cancel check as this will be change the figures for the 2023 accounts which have been closed which I need to avoid."

The solution does address the issue - it has no effect on 2023.  Create a deposit dated in the current period (2024 or 2025 as the case may be) for the amount of the check you want to void.  This puts the cash back in your bank account in 2024/2025, which is what QB should allow you to do when voiding a check - it should allow you to choose the effective date of the void, but it doesn't so you need to create a deposit as of the effective date of the void.  Then, issue a new check.  Clear the 2023 check against the 2024/2025 deposit the next time you reconcile.  Clear the newly-issued check when it actually clears.