I've found one topic that doesn't really address my question. Here's my situation: I have a few stale checks from a prior fiscal year that I need to void and re-issue. These checks were entered through the 'Financial --> Miscellaneous Check' screen. What I don't want to do is change any information from the fiscal year the checks were issued in. If I go into 'Bank Transaction Entry' and select 'Void Transaction', enter the correct Bank account and check number can I then click on the arrow next to 'Transaction Date' and change the posting date to be today's date before I click the void button to have the entry hit the current day and not the original transaction date? I would then go into the miscellaneous check screen and re-enter the check information with today's date to offset the voided check.
Things would be so much easier with a test company!
Thanks in advance!
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I have the same question (0)This is the proper process. The system will first assume you are voiding against all of the original dates. However, when you (as MANY people do) need to void a check several month, even a year later, you need to change the posting date. You should also change the date of the transaction.
The issue you must recognize is, however, that these checks will show as un-cleared in bank reconciliations from the date issued until the date posted. But then again, you should have already reconciled those months and carried the checks forward as un-cleared.