How to Delete an Account in QuickBooks Online?

Are you also looking for deleting the account into your QuickBooks online account?

Did you know that instead of disconnecting you can inactive the account to mark it deleted?

Below, you get the information about how many ways there are and what is the difference, and how to delete an account in QuickBooks online.

To delete an account in QuickBooks online you have to delete it from the Chart of Accounts. You can also make that account inactive and it acts as a deleted account. But you can activate it any time whenever required.

Here you have two choices that are:

• Delete the account from Chart of Account permanently
• Inactive the account and it will stay into your QuickBooks account.

You must know that the accounts rely on each other and are balanced accordingly, so if you delete the account it affects all the other accounts with which it is connected. The data is deleted that is related to that deleted account.

If you inactive the account that is no more required then the QuickBooks treats it as the deleted account. The account is going to be hidden from the transactions, lists, and menu. But you must have the transactions on the reports related to it and it won’t affect other connected accounts.

So, make the best choice for you accordingly that you want to delete it or make it inactive. As there is a big difference in between the two options of delete an account in QuickBooks Online. These two options are disconnecting the account or deleting the account.

Steps to Delete an Account in QuickBooks Online

There are two ways to mark your account delete into your QuickBooks online account. You have to choose which you want to do according to the difference of both ways.

Step 1: To Disconnect a Account from QuickBooks Online

Here are the steps to disconnect your account from QuickBooks Online. The steps are mentioned here:-

• In QuickBooks Online
• Click on Banking menu or Transaction menu
• Select the tab of Baking
• Click on the tile that is for bank account
• Select the Edit account info option
• You have to click on checkbox Disconnect this account on Save
• If you are not able to see this option then your QuickBooks is downloading the new transactions so wait for it to complete then select above option
• After that, click on the Save and Close button.

When you connect your account again then it re-downloads the transactions again.

Step 2: To make an Account Inactive to Delete it from QuickBooks Online

Firstly, make sure that you want to inactive your account by consulting your accountant. Because this is the change that is done once cannot be undone easily.

When you inactive the account with any balance then QuickBooks make a journal entry for it and move the balance to another account. You are not able to undo this transaction that displays on your financial reports. In case if you decide to use the account again then you won’t change the journal entry and also your balance won’t move back to your account.

What are Few Steps that you have to do in Case of few Accounts to make them inactive?

These steps are as follows:

• If you are looking forward to deleting the income account in QuickBooks Online with few pending charges then you have to invoice your customers for the time, charges, or billable expenses. After this you can delete the account.
• The account you want to delete has sub-accounts then move that sub-accounts to the other account into your Chart of Accounts. As you cannot delete accounts having sub-account. After that you can delete it.
• In your account, if you have recurring transactions linked to it then unlink them from your account first then delete your account.
• The account is using the product and services, in that case, change the account it is linked to or you can also make the products and services that use the inactive account.

Here are the steps to make account inactive when you are ready:-

• Click on the Settings that is gear icon in QuickBooks Online
• Select the option Chart of Accounts
• Search for the account to delete it
• Select the account then click on Action
• From options, select Make inactive
• Now, your account is hidden from the transactions and menus.

To See Inactive Accounts

In QuickBooks online when you run the reports then the transaction related to inactive accounts are visible. This makes no effect on other accounts and you won’t have to correct anything after inactive the account. If you want to hide the inactive account then you can customize your reports. But it affects the accuracy of the account.

To Customize Some Reports

• Run the report
  • Click on Reports menu
  • Search for the report
  • Use the filters to adjust the things on the report
  • Then click on Customize
• The window of customization open up
• Apply multiple filters to make a customize report
• Save the custom reports
  • When you are done with customization
  • Click on Save customization
  • Name the report to save it
  • Then click on the Save button.

To See an Inactive Account

• In QuickBooks online, click on Gear icon to open settings
• Select the Chart of Accounts option
• Further click on the Gear icon that is at top of the list
• Click on the include inactive checkbox option
• It shows you the inactive accounts.

To make an Account Active again

• In Settings of QuickBooks Online account
• Click on Chart of Accounts
• Select the Gear icon again from the Chart of Accounts
• Click on Action Column
• Then select the checkbox to include Inactive account
• Locate the account to use it again
• Click on the make Active and then you are done.

To make the account active again it won’t add back any of the transaction into your account. It also does not edit any kind of journal entries you have done to balance your accounts.

So you get to know about the two ways to delete an account in QuickBooks online. You have to select a way to do it according to you. All the steps are also mentioned so that you can do it properly. If you have any doubts or have any other problems then connect with the Dancing Numbers helpdesk.

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