How to Delete a Draft Journal Entry
Open Accounting , then General Ledger . Find the entry marked Draft . You can use the delete icon on its row, beside Post , or open the entry to use Delete draft . Choose the delete icon on the draft...
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Open Accounting, then General Ledger.
Find the entry marked Draft. You can use the delete icon on its row, beside Post, or open the entry to use Delete draft.
Choose the delete icon on the draft row.
GENERAL LEDGER
JE 0142, Greenleaf Landscaping, EXP 2231
DRAFT
Delete
Read the confirmation carefully. It tells you whether the related expense, invoice, or vendor bill will also be deleted, and shows its reference and amount.
Select the red delete button to confirm. The entry was never posted, so deleting it does not change balances.
The confirmation identifies every record that will be removed.
Delete this draft entry?
This entry was never posted, so no balances change.
The expense
Greenleaf Landscaping, EXP 2231, $860.00
is deleted.JE 0142 is not reused. The ledger will show a gap where it was.
Delete entry and expense
- Check that the draft no longer appears in the ledger. Its entry number remains unused.
If the draft came from a repeating schedule, deleting it leaves the schedule running. That period is skipped and will not be created again automatically. Run the schedule by hand if you need that period back.