I have the steps you need, acct9.
You can manually record the bounced check by following the steps below:
- Create an income account with a name: Bounced Checks Income.
- Create a bad check charge item with an Item Name: Bad Check Charge, Amount or %: Leave it at 0.00, Tax Code: Non-taxable, and select the Bounced Checks Income from the account drop-down.
- Record a journal entry to reverse the original payment.
I've got these articles that include the steps in creating an account and adding an item:
Once done, proceed in recording the journal entry by following these steps:
- Go to Company > Make General Journal Entries.
- In the first line, select the account used for the item and enter amount on the DEBIT column.
- For the second line, select the bank account where the sales receipt was deposited to and then enter the amount on the CREDIT column.
- Enter a note in the MEMO column to describe the transaction.
- Select the donor's name under the NAME column.
- Click Save and Close.
Please see this sample screenshot below:
You can also open this article to see the other option: Handle Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) or bounced check from customers.
If there's anything else you need, please let me know and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks.