Hello Singing Tax Lady,
It's great that you've mentioned that the checks were already reconciled. Deleting the checks should be our easiest way to through with this until they were reconciled.
Instead of deleting the reconciled checks, we can edit them without changing the amounts and the dates. Here's how to do it:
- Open the check you've mentioned earlier and go to the Expenses tab.
- Change the affected account to Accounts Payable in the ACCOUNT column.
Make sure the amounts and other details are still the same.
- Click Save and close.
- Select Yes to confirm the action.
These changes will not affect your previous reconciliation of the bank account as long as the amounts and the dates are the same as is.
After that, the check will act as a credit that you can apply to the bills you've created. As you apply the checks to the bills, make sure the total is equal to zero. They'll just offset each other without affecting another transactions.
You might also want to reach out to your accountant about this. They know what's the best option for your reconciled books and open bills.
Feel free to get back to us if you have additional queries. Have a great day!
