Voiding a check from a prior period

This is a question I see over and over again.  It is a feature that would be nice to be added to QuickBooks.  That is, voiding a check from a prior period.  If you have an old outstanding check from a prior period and you go to edit, void check, it will mess up your prior period's numbers. 

So, how do you handle this transaction?

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Create a deposit in the current period and in the" apply to" area of the deposit to the same expense acct as the check you want to delete was written to. 

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Then when you reconcile, you clear the deposit and the old check. This will zero out or "void" your check in the current period and not affect the prior period's numbers. 

Lynda

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