Merge duplicate vendors

Learn how to merge redundant vendors.

If you’ve made a duplicate vendor by mistake, you can merge them to keep your records organized and avoid mistakes. This moves all the data into the one you want to keep and removes the duplicate.

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Merge duplicate vendors

Important: Merging accounts is permanent and can't be undone later. Only merge duplicates you made by mistake.

1. Go to Expenses and then select Vendors (Take me there).
2. Find and open the vendor profile you want to keep. 
3. Note the Company name and the display name above it.
   Go back to the Vendors (Take me there) tab.
4. Find and open the vendor you don't want to keep. Then select Edit.
5. Change the display name to make it identical to the vendor you're merging it with.
6. Select Save, then Yes to confirm.
7. This merges the two vendor profiles so you end up with one. QuickBooks moves past transactions from the duplicate to the vendor you want to keep.

This merges the two vendor profiles so you end up with one. QuickBooks moves past transactions from the duplicate to the vendor you want to keep.

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