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Join nowhow to exclude inactive accounts from the P&L reports? or how can I delete the inactive accounts?
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You can not delete an inactive account
if an inactive account has transactions for the report period, then it will show in reports as it should. If the inactive account has a zero balance, some reports in customize allow you exclude zero balance accounts.
You can not delete an inactive account
if an inactive account has transactions for the report period, then it will show in reports as it should. If the inactive account has a zero balance, some reports in customize allow you exclude zero balance accounts.
Rustler,
You're always on top of this stuff, so here's a question for you-
How do I track accumulated adjustment for shareholders for tax purposes (basis) w/o that account affect equity on reports? I thought an inactive account might work, but alas, that has not solved my problem.
But, the inactive account is showing a negative $15,000. Why is this happening?
Hello there, Bethery.
There might be transactions in that account that made it negative. You can open the account and check all transactions.
I've attached screenshots as your reference.
Get back to this thread if you need more help. We're just around.
I have customized by report to only include active accounts and some not all of the inactive accounts still show up on the report. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
Welcome to the Community, @Jean9.
I tried this on my end and you didn't do anything wrong. The reason the inactive accounts are still showing in the report is there are transactions assigned to them. These accounts will appear even if you customize to report to show only the active ones.
I've added a screenshots as your reference.
Check out this article for more information about chart of accounts: Understand QuickBooks Chart of Accounts.
Just in case, you may check this article for future reference about customizing a report in QuickBooks Desktop: Customize reports in QuickBooks Desktop.
lease know that you're always welcome to post if you have any other concerns. Community Team will always here to help.
I'm trying to run Budget to Actual, and accounts with inactive accounts with no transactions and no budget still appear. There doesn't seem to be that zero option in customize.
Iva
Hi there, @ibrimmer.
I'll share information about inactive accounts on your reports in QuickBooks Desktop.
As of the moment, there isn't an integrated way to generate a report showing only zero or inactive accounts. Yes, you may be able to generate a report with accounts including inactive ones but not the other way around.
While the said options are not yet available, I suggest letting our product developers know about your request by sending feedback. I'll show you how.
For now, I'm including this reference so you're able to use all the features and functions of QuickBooks: Help Articles in QuickBooks Desktop. Also, you're able to read subtopics that will describe how a feature is used and how to accomplish tasks related to its functions.
I've got you covered if you have other questions aside from generating reports in QuickBooks. Use the Reply option below and don't forget to include my name, @JonpriL, so that I can get back here and assist you. Take care always and stay safe!
i have an inactive account with zero balance that keeps showing up on my reports...how can I fix this?
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