Create Reversal Entries

Automate journal entry reversals to keep financials clean and up to date.

When you set a reversal date on a journal entry, Kick automatically generates a mirror-image entry on that date — debits become credits and credits become debits. This automates month-end or year-end cleanup without manual work.

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Common use cases

• Accrued revenue at period-end that reverses when the actual invoice is issued
• Estimated expenses that reverse when actuals arrive
• Year-end adjustments that need to reverse at the start of the new period

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Creating an entry with a reversal

1. Go to Accounting and open any report (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, General Ledger, etc.)
2. Click Create journal entry
3. Set the date and entity
4. Enter your debit and credit lines
5. In the Details panel on the right:

   • Set the Reverse Date
   • Add a Memo to describe the entry
   • Optionally attach supporting documents
6. Click Save — Kick saves the original entry and queues the reversal automatically

Recurrence and reversal are mutually exclusive on a single journal entry.

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Viewing reversal entries

Both the original entry and its reversal appear in the General Ledger:

1. Go to Accounting → General Ledger
2. Filter for Entry source = Manual Journal

Reversal entries are labeled in the Description field with "Reversal of" followed by the original entry description.

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Editing reversal entries

The reversal entry is read-only — all edits are made on the original entry. When you update the original, Kick automatically regenerates the reversal to stay in sync.

From the original entry, you can update:

• Reverse Date
• Amounts
• Accounts
• Description
• Memo

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Deleting reversal entries

• To remove a scheduled reversal: clear the reversal date on the original entry, or delete the reversal entry directly
• Deleting the original entry automatically deletes the reversal

All changes are tracked in the Activity tab.