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December 27, 2025
Question

How do I RETRIVE an expense I deleted?

  • December 27, 2025
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I just accidently deleted an expense that I need for reconciliation, how do I retrieve this?

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    QuickBooks Team
    December 27, 2025

    Hello Kia,
     

    If you deleted an expense in QuickBooks, you can’t retrieve it, but you can review its details and manually recreate it.
     

    To find deleted expense details, here's how: 

     

    1. Go to Settings and click Audit log.
    2. Click Events and look for the Deleted/Voided transactions.
    3. Select the item and View.
       

    After finding the deleted expense, here’s how to recreate:
     

    1. Hover to +Create, then choose Expense.
    2. Enter the required details, such as (date, category, amount, vendor), using details from the Audit log.
    3. Click Save and close.

     

    Since the expense is missing, it might affect your reconciliation. To double-check:
     

    • Manually re-enter the deleted transaction.
    • Confirm the recreated expense appears in the Bank transactions or Reconcile section.

     

    As deleted expenses cannot be retrieved, please refer to the steps provided above to manually recreate the transaction.
     

    Feel free to reply below if you have further questions.