Delete an expense claim payment

ⓘ This article is for small businesses who use Xero 

Overview
  • Delete a payment you've recorded on an expense claim using remove & redo.

⚠ Warning 

You can't restore transactions deleted using remove & redo. If it's been used in error, you'll need to enter the transaction agai

How it works
  • To delete a payment transaction, use the remove & redo feature in Xero. 
  • When you use remove & redo, Xero deletes the payment transaction from the expense claim and deletes it from Xero.
  • The bank statement line will remain in the bank account so you can reconcile it with another expense claim or transaction.
  • If the payment transaction is applied to the correct expense claim, but is reconciled with the wrong statement line, unreconcile the transaction instead.
Payment made using a bank account

If a payment on an expense claim is made from a bank account in Xero, find the payment in your bank account, then delete the transaction.

  1. In the Accounting menu, select Bank accounts.

  2. Click the bank account the payment was made from.

  3. Find and open the expense claim payment. The transaction description will show as Payment: Contact name.

  4. Click Options, then select Remove & Redo.

    Image showing remove and redo option in payment transaction

ⓘ Tip

You can also delete the payment transaction directly from the bill created from the expense claim. Click on the Payment link, then click Options and select Remove & Redo.

Once the payment is deleted, the claim moves back to the Expenses To pay tab. 

Payment made using a non-bank account

Find the bill created from the expense claim to remove the payment.

  1. In the Business menu, select Expense claims.

  2. Select the All tab.

  3. Find and open the expense claim you want to remove the payment from.

  4. Click View Bill, then click the blue Payment link.

  5. Click Options, then select Remove & Redo.

Once the payment is deleted, the claim will move back to the To pay tab in Expenses.

 


Was this article helpful?