How to delete an expense category?

Hello there, @johannes-goodliv.

The expenses account or category shown on the Expense page are coming from the accounts created from the Chart of Accounts (COA). With that, if you want to delete an expense category, you'll have to go to the Chart of Account in your QuickBooks Online (QBO) to accomplish this task.

Note: We cannot delete an account. Instead of deleting it, you can make it inactive. This stops showing from the category lists when creating a transaction. 

You can follow the steps below to do it:

1. Go to the Accounting menu.
2. In the Chart of Accounts tab, find the account you want to make inactive. You can utilize the search box to easily find the account.
3. Once you find the account, click the drop-down arrow under the Action column.
4. Then, select Make inactive.
   

For more info about managing COA, check out these articles:

• How To View Or Change Account Detail Types
• How To Manage Default And Special Accounts In the Chart of Accounts

Please know that I'm always here to help you anytime. Just go back here whenever you need assistance. Take care and have a good one, johannes-goodliv.

Hi johannes-goodliv

Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about deleting an expense category. Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at anytime.

Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!