How do I reverse a "bill" payment if check has not been printed?

In bill payment I ticked several bills for a vendor and then clicked next; bill were removed and show up in Accounts payable, but no check to print; I actually want to reverse the bill payments as I also have several credits for that vendor I need to apply.

Hey there, Sblackburn.

Thanks for letting me know about the steps you performed. I’ll be your guide to help in reversing the transaction and applying the vendor credits.

As mentioned by @Anonymous, you have to delete the bill payment. If you also clicked on the Remove from list option, the checks will no longer show in the Print Checks page.

You can open the Bill Payment Report and print the checks from there. To effectively track the vendor credits, please follow thes steps below.

To remove the bills:

1. Go to Reports on the left panel.
2. Enter Bill Payment List in the search field.
3. Click on the drop-down for Report period, then select the correct date range.
4. From there, click on the amount to see the transaction details.
5. Unmark the box of the bill, then click Save and Close.

Next, let’s go ahead and issue the vendor credit. If the refund is for returned inventory items, you'll need to first create the credit.

Here’s how:

1. Go to the Plus icon (+) at the top, then select Bank Deposit.
2. In the Add other funds to this deposit section, fill in the following fields:
   Received from: Select or enter the vendor name.
   Account: Select the Accounts Payable account.
   Amount: Enter the check amount.
3. Select Save and close.

Once done, link the deposit to the transaction. I’ll walk you through the steps:

1. Go to the Plus icon (+) at the top, then select Expense or Check.
2. In the Choose a payee drop-down, select the vendor name.
3. Leave the Reference / Check #, Date, Amount and Memo fields blank.
4. From the Add to Expense or Add to Check section, select Add for the outstanding vendor credit and deposit.
5. Click Save and close.

However, if you want to pay the bills using the vendor credits, check out this link and going directly to the Pay bills using vendor credits section.

Stay in touch if you need further assistance with any of the steps. I'll be around to lend a helping hand. Have a great day ahead.

Thanks for help.  How do I reverse the bill payments, and then hopefully they return to Bills listing

The checks for the pay bills (all one vendor) never did show up in the print check area.

Hello Sblackburn,

Let's tag the bill payments as "Print Later" so you can see them back on the Print Checks area. Let me show you how.

   1. Go to the Expenses panel.
   2. On the page Expenses page, select the bill payment or check you want to get printed.
   3. At the right side of the page and under Ref no., check the box for Print later.
   4. Click Save and close.

Once done, the bill payment or check will be listed on the Print Check area.

Please feel free to see the screenshots below to see exactly what I mean.

Don't hesitate to come back here to the Community if you have any other questions. Have a great day!

Thanks for the suggestion; I can't find a function comparable to your screen shot.  I'm using QB 2016 for Mac. 

Still in the dark; how do I delete the bill payment?  Will it revert to the pay bills screen or do I have to recreate.  Thanks much.

"how do I delete the bill payment?"

Go to the Vendor Center to find the Bill Payment Check with this name as payee, or to the Checking Register to find the bill payment check. You created it, and it didn't get marked to Print Later, but you created it, so it exists and is referenced by that payee Name and the Source account you paid from. Either method finds it.

Then, open it on the screen to See it. Now, Delete it. Now that this is gone, the Bills are no longer Paid; it is as if that Payment never happened. The bills are not Gone; they no longer show in Unpaid bills to pay later, until the payment is Gone. Then, they are Unpaid, so they will show in the Pay Bills Function.

And All of these transactions have that same Name on them. Open your Vendor Center. That's why you use it.