AP Void Checks

1 Open the Void Checks batch.

The Void Checks process is a single batch process, meaning you can process only one batch at a time. Click here for information on single batch versus multi-batch processes.
If there is an open batch in the Void Checks process, you will not be able to create a new batch. If you would like to create a new batch, you can either delete the existing batch (highlight the batch in the batch number drop-down at the top of the Void Checks palette and press DELETE), or you can reset the steps on the palette by returning to the first step of the process. All of the information in the batch will be overwritten.
If there are no open batches in the process and you would like to create a new batch, select New in the batch number drop-down menu at the top of the palette. This will open the New Batch window. The batch number, batch month and batch year of the batch will not affect the invoices voided in the process. The batch information is for reference purposed only.

2 Select the checks to void.

The Select Checks step is used to select the checks you would like to void. You cannot select checks that are in an open Computer Checks batch or checks that have been processed in the Clear Transactions process (BR> Clear Transactions).

Click here for information on the Clear Transactions process.
If you would like to void a check that has been cleared in the Clear Transactions process, process the check in the Undo Cleared Checks process (BR> Utilities> Undo Cleared Checks) and then void the check (AP> Void Checks).
Click here for information on the Undo Cleared Checks process.

Open the Void Checks window (AP> Void Checks> Select Checks).
The Void Checks window will display all of the checks that have been added to the Void Checks batch. The window will be empty if there are no checks in the batch.
Highlight a check and press DELETE to remove the check from the batch.
Press INSERT to add a new check to the batch. This will open the Select Checks window.
Enter information in to the Search Criteria section and click the Refresh icon to display a list of checks in the window.

For example, select a vendor in the Vendor Number field and click the Refresh icon to view all of the checks of a certain AP module vendor.
The Check Number From and Check Number To fields are used to filter the checks that display in the window by the check number.
The Check Date From and Check Date To fields are used to filter the checks that display in the window by the check date.
The Bank Account field is used to filter the checks that display in the window by the bank account the check is being drawn on.

The bank account is attached to a check generated in the Computer Checks process during the Settings step (AP> Computer Checks> Settings> Pay From field).
Check the Selected toggle of each check you would like to void.

Checks that have been cleared using the Clear Transactions process in the Bank Reconciliation module will not display in the window. If you would like to void a check that has been cleared in the Bank Reconciliation module, process the check through the Undo Cleared Checks process (BR> Utilities> Undo Cleared Checks), and then void the check in the Void Checks process.

Press ENTER or click the Save icon when complete to save the checks. This will return you to the Void Checks window with the selected checks populated in the window.
Add more checks to the batch or press ENTER if complete.

3 Print a Proof List Report.

The Proof List displays the checks that are being voided in the batch and the invoices that were paid by the checks.
Open the Proof List window (AP> Void Checks> Proof List).
Press ENTER to generate the Proof List immediately or enter a date and time in the field next to the Print icon to schedule the report to generate at a later time.

You can view the progress of the report on the Job Viewer window (SS> Utilities> Show Scheduled Jobs). Click here for information on the Jobs Viewer window.

4 Print the GL Distribution Report.

The GL Distribution Report displays the journal entry generated by the Void checks process.
Open the GL Distribution window (GL> Void Checks> GL Distribution).
Enter a Journal Entry Date. This will determine which fiscal period and fiscal year the journal entries will be posted in.
Press ENTER to generate the report immediately or enter a date and time in the field next to the Print icon to schedule the report to generate at a later time.

You can view the progress of the report on the Job Viewer window in (SS> Utilities> Show Scheduled Jobs). Click here for information on the Josb Viewer window.

The Void Checks process will generate the following journal entry for committed ACH checks and all non-ACH checks:

Description	Debit	Credit
GL account attached to the bank account on the check (SS> Maintenance> Bank Account> Cash Account field)	XXX
GL account attached invoice line items on the check		XXX

The Void Checks process will generate the following journal entry for ACHs in an open Electronic AP batch (CH> Electronic AP):

Description	Debit	Credit
AP module accounts payable account (AP> Utilities> Setup> General tab> Payable Account field)	XXX
GL account attached invoice line items on the check		XXX

The journal entry generated for electronic checks in an open Electronic AP batch is different than a non-ACH check because the cash account attached to the bank account the check is being drawn on has not been credited for the amount of the check. That journal entry is not created until the Electronic AP batch is committed.

5 Commit the batch.

The Commit step allows you to void the invoices attached to the check being voided, or leave the invoice line items open so that they can be paid using another check. If you choose to leave the invoices open, the invoice line items will be added to an open AP Invoices batch. The invoices will have to be processed in another AP Invoices batch because the journal entry generated by the Void Checks process reverses the expense on the invoice line item. You will have to process the invoices through a new Invoices batch in order to record the liability and expense on the invoice line item again.
You can also void the invoices, but reopen the purchase orders attached to those invoices so that they can be re-invoiced.
Open the Commit window (AP> Void Checks> Commit).
The Invoices field is used to select how the invoices attached to the voided checks will be processed.

Select Void if you would like to void the invoices attached to the voided checks.
Select Leave Open if you would like to open the invoices. This will enable the Invoice Batch field so that you can select the open AP Invoices batch that you would like to use to process the invoice line items.

The Invoice Batch field is used to select the AP Invoices batch you would like to use to re-open the invoices paid on the voided check. Click the Invoice Batch field label to select an AP Invoices batch from the list. Only uncommitted Invoice batches will display in the window. If you select an Invoices batch that has been processed past the Invoices step (AP> Invoices> Invoices), that batch will be reset to the Invoices step when the Void Checks process is committed.

When the Void Checks batch is committed, the expense on the invoice line item is reversed. The invoice line items that are reopened are sent to a new AP Invoices batch in order to re-record the expense (the GL account on the invoice line item), and to record the liability to pay those line items.
When the Void Checks batch is committed, the invoice line items on the voided checks will populate in the selected AP Invoices batch.

Check the Leave purchase orders closed toggle if the purchase orders attached to the invoices that were paid by the voided check should be reopened. This option only works if you do not reopen the invoices. This allows you to re-invoice the purchase order line items rather than re-open the invoice line items.
Press ENTER to commit the batch immediately or enter a date and time in the field next to the Confirm icon to schedule the batch to commit at a later time.

You can view the progress of the process on the Job Viewer window in (SS> Utilities> Show Scheduled Jobs). Click here for information on the Jobs Viewer window.

AP> Void Checks

Void Checks