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Create a correcting journal entry

If the journal entry has been created manually, the easiest way to make adjustments to it is to open the entry and edit it. Read more in the topic Adjust journal entries.

If the journal entry has not been created manually, you can correct the ledger and ledger amount by creating a correcting journal entry.

If a purchase invoice is posted with a wrong VAT amount, you do not need to create a correcting journal entry. Instead you can open the purchase invoice and edit it. This is possible when you have checked the box Allow editing of purchase invoices under Company setting - Invoice settings.

If you are preparing the VAT report when you discover that you have posted an entry in the wrong account or with an incorrect amount, you should stop what you are doing and start over with the VAT report once the error has been corrected.

Select Accounting - Journal entries.
Select the deviating journal entry.
Select Edit.

In the view that opens you can choose to correct the ledger amount or ledger account.

Select Actions - Create correcting entry.

If the option Create correcting entry is not available, this might be because it is a journal entry that has been created automatically by the program.

Check the box next to the row that requires correction, or in case everything should be corrected check Select all. A new correcting entry is then shown and the posted transactions are automatically reversed for the selected rows.
Select a date for the correcting journal entry.
Add the ledger accounts you want to use.

Select Post to ledger.

Keep in mind that the date of the correcting journal entry could affect a previously closed and reported VAT period. You should then go back and undo the affected VAT report and create a new one.

Create a correcting journal entry

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