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# Manual Eliminating Entries
Create, edit, delete, and reverse group-level eliminating entries.
After you [review intercompany activity](/accountants/bookkeeping-workflows/consolidation/intercompany.md), use a manual eliminating entry for an adjustment that belongs in the consolidated result without changing an individual entity’s ledger.
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### Create an entry from the Elimination Ledger
Eliminating entries are available for clients on Advanced or Enterprise, in workspaces with a consolidation group.
1. Open the [**Elimination Ledger**](/accountants/bookkeeping-workflows/consolidation/reports-and-eliminations.md#use-the-elimination-ledger) for the consolidation group.
2. Click **Create eliminating entry**.
3. Select the entry date. It defaults to today.
4. For each line, select an **Entity** and **Account**.
5. Enter the debit or credit amount for each line.
6. Add a **Counterparty**, **Description**, or **Class** when needed. Class is shown only when Classes are enabled for the workspace. Use column settings to show **Exclude from 1099**.
7. Confirm the entry balances.
8. Optionally add a **Reverse date** or **Memo** under **Details**.
9. Click **Save** or **Save and new**.
| Option | What it does |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Save** | Creates the entry and closes the drawer. |
| **Save and new** | Creates the entry and opens a blank form with the same date. Shown only when you create an entry. |
The entry needs at least two complete lines, and the debit and credit totals must match before it can be saved. Click **+ 20 rows** if you need more lines.
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The account list is scoped to the selected entity, so select the entity before choosing the account.
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### Edit an eliminating entry
1. Open the Elimination Ledger.
2. Find a row with **Manual** in the Source column.
3. Select its **Reference** to open the eliminating entry.
4. Update the date, lines, reverse date, or memo.
5. Click **Save**.
Auto references open the source journal entry instead. Only Manual references open the eliminating-entry editor.
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### Delete an eliminating entry
1. Open the Manual entry from its Elimination Ledger reference.
2. Click **Delete**.
3. In **Delete eliminating entry?**, click **Delete**.
Deleting the entry removes its adjustment from the consolidated reports.
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### How eliminating entries affect reports
An eliminating entry posts to the group's consolidation overlay. It affects the [consolidated reports](/accountants/bookkeeping-workflows/consolidation/reports-and-eliminations.md), but does not post to an individual entity's ledger.
Manual entries appear with **Manual** in the Elimination Ledger source column.
Use the Intercompany page to match source transactions or create the corresponding entity-level journal entry. Use an eliminating entry only when the adjustment should affect the consolidated result without changing an entity's ledger.
→ [Review and Resolve Intercompany Activity](/accountants/bookkeeping-workflows/consolidation/intercompany.md)
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### Work with locked periods
You cannot create an eliminating entry dated in a [locked period](/accountants/close-workflows/locks.md). Select a date after the parent entity’s lock date.
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An existing eliminating entry dated on or before the parent entity’s lock date opens as read-only. It cannot be edited or deleted.
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### Reverse an entry
Set a **Reverse date** when the eliminating adjustment should reverse in a later period. On that date, Kick creates another eliminating entry with the debits and credits reversed. The reverse date must be on or after the original entry date.
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