Let me route you to the department that can help you further about opening a journal entry, @GSmith123.
I appreciate you following the steps provided by my colleague. Since verifying and rebuilding data did not fix the issue, I recommend contacting our Customer Care team. They can check your account and investigate further the cause of this issue.
Here's how:
For more details on accessing and using the Transaction Journal report, please check out this article: Purpose of the Transaction Journal report in QuickBooks Desktop.
Don't hesitate to comment below if you have questions about Journal Entry. I'm always here to help. Have a great day.