Chart of Accounts - delete an item.
Chart of Accounts - Delete an Item
Tip: A Chart of Accounts item can not be deleted if it is in use somewhere else.
To find out where a Chart of Account item is in use,
Click on the Reports > Lists > Used Accounts menu option.
Step 2. Used Accounts Report
In the Used Accounts Report window:
- Click to highlight the account you wish to select.
- Click on the Print button.
The 'Used Account Report' provides a list of all instances where the selected account (chart item) is in use within the current data file - either for the current or previous year.
Step 3. Identify Account in use
Identify where the account (chart item) is in use.
To delete the Chart of Account item, you will have to remove it from the area/s where it is currently in use.
Step 4. Delete Chart of Accounts not needed
Once the Chart of Account item is no longer in use,
- Click on the Chart toolbar icon.
- Click on, to highlight the account (chart item) you wish to delete.
- Click on the Delete button.
- Click Yes to the Confirm message: ' Delete account 001 - Agistment Received?'
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