Create a correcting journal entry

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

If the journal entry no longer is preliminary, you can correct the ledger and ledger amount by creating a correcting journal entry.

If you discover an error in the accounts for a month that is locked, you should create a correcting journal entry for the unlocked month of which you were doing the accounts for when finding the error.

1. Select Accounting - Journal entries.
2. Select the deviating journal entry.
3. Select Edit.
   

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

4. Select Actions - Create a correcting entry.

5. 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.
6. Select a date for the correcting journal entry.
7. Add the ledger accounts you want to use.

8. Select Post to ledger.

You can read more about how to correct journal entries due to an incorrect amount, date or account in Help, something is wrong!

If you want to cancel a journal entry that contains account 2440 or 1510 and is created via an invoice, we recommend making changes via the invoice in question instead. You can either create a credit note or cancel the entire invoice if it is unpaid. Read more in the topics Credit invoice and Void a sales invoice.

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