Hello there, Jack.
Yes, you are correct. You need to exclude the returned payment transaction from your bank to avoid duplicate records in your books. This will help prevent an incorrect increase in your bank balance and avoid reconciliation problems.
For more details, check out this article: Exclude a bank transaction you downloaded into QuickBooks Online.
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