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# How to remove accidental payment

## Follow these steps to successfully remove an accidental payment from an invoice, ensuring your records accurately reflect financial transactions.

Here's the correct step-by-step guide on how to remove an accidental payment from an invoice in InvoiceQuick:

**Access the Transactions Page:**

- From the sidebar or main menu, click on "Transactions" to access the transactions page.

**Select the Transactions Tab:**

- Within the transactions, you should see different tabs. Click on the "Payments" tab to view a list of payments made.  
  ![](https://knowledge.invoicequick.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-10-35-5672-PM.png?width=175&height=414&name=image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-10-35-5672-PM.png)

**Identify the Payment to Remove:**

- Locate the specific payment that you want to remove due to an accidental payment. Payments are listed with details like the payment date, customer name, and payment amount.
  
  ![](https://knowledge.invoicequick.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-11-07-9583-PM.png?width=1468&height=357&name=image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-11-07-9583-PM.png)

- Next to the payment you wish to remove, you should see archive icon.   
  ![](https://knowledge.invoicequick.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-12-04-2384-PM.png?width=172&height=47&name=image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-12-04-2384-PM.png)

**Confirm Removal:**

![](https://knowledge.invoicequick.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-12-17-6404-PM.png?width=401&height=229&name=image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-12-17-6404-PM.png)

- A confirmation dialog box or prompt will appear, asking you to confirm the removal of the payment.  
  ![](https://knowledge.invoicequick.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-12-45-9910-PM.png?width=394&height=73&name=image-png-Aug-02-2024-05-12-45-9910-PM.png)

 

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