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When using Quickbooks, you may come across an invalid journal transactions report. It’s a feature offered in Quickbooks Online. Intuit’s cloud-based accounting software includes invalid journal transactions reports. With that said, not all businesses will see this feature. Rather, you’ll typically only see invalid journal transactions reports if your business encounters mixed currencies. To learn more about invalid journal transactions reports, including how to solve them, keep reading.

The Basics of Invalid Journal Transactions Reports

An invalid journal transactions report is a reporting feature in Quickbooks Online that’s designed specifically for transactions involving mixed currencies. If your business paid multiple to a vendor or received money from a custom in multiple currencies, Quickbooks Online will record this information in an invalid journal transaction report. Invalid journal transactions reports are designed to help troubleshoot problems involving multiple currencies.

You can find invalid journal transactions reports under the “Reports” tab. After logging in to your Quickbooks Online, click the “Reports” tab, after which you’ll see this feature in the “For my accountant” section.”

Steps to Fixing Invalid Journal Transactions

Depending on the type of business you operate, you may or may not encounter invalid journal transactions. Most businesses only accept payments — and make payments for that matter — in a single currency. Nonetheless, there are instances in which your business may use multiple currencies. In cases such as this, you’ll need to fix the invalid journal transactions.

Fortunately, you can fix invalid journal transactions in just a few easy steps. Before starting, it’s recommended that you create a backup of the journal entry with the invalid transaction. You can create a backup by navigating to the invalid journal entry and clicking the “More” button at the bottom. When the invalid journal entry appears, click the fear-shaped icon to customize it. Clicking the “Show More” button will then reveal specific information about the invalid journal transaction as well as an option to create a backup copy of it.

According to Intuit, the best way to fix invalid journal transactions is to recreate them. After creating a backup of an invalid journal transaction, for instance, you can delete them. You can then recreate the invalid journal transaction using the correct currency. With that said, an alternative way to fix invalid journal transactions is to create a duplicate transaction, after which you can assign your preferred currency to it.

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