Remove Duplicate Employee Record in QuickBooks?

Various aspects of your QuickBooks company file can display duplicate entries because of inconsistent methods used to enter data or, in some cases, known bugs within the software. Correcting these issues, generally involves finding the duplicates and remove a duplicate employee record in QuickBooks from the register or list. Commonly duplicated items include transactions, employee and customer records, and duplicates when printing certain reports.

In this post, we are going to discuss the common causes behind duplicate employees and how to resolve them.

Causes Behind Duplicate Employee Record in QuickBooks?

Most of the duplicate records are accidentally created in QuickBooks due to simple errors in recording the correct data. Some of these errors include:

• Accidental creation of the same employee by two people working on the software at the same time and entering the exact employee detail twice in the system
• They can also happen if, instead of pressing “cancel” when you are trying to add an employee, you press “Save and Next” and “Save and Close”
• Unexpected technical problems or bugs within the QuickBooks software

Remove Duplicate Employee Record in QuickBooks

If you have accidentally created a duplicate employee in QuickBooks because of any of the reasons mentioned above, you will need to delete them to avoid any confusion. There are different ways to do it depending on whether you are using QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Intuit Online. Let us take a look at the process for each of these platforms.

To Delete Duplicate Employee In QuickBooks Online

• Go to “payroll” and click the “employees” tab

• From this tab, choose the duplicate employee you wish to delete
• If you don’t see the name of the employee you wish to delete in the “employees” tab, click “all employees” from the dropdown that says “active employees”
• Choose “edit employee”
• Now, press “delete employee”
• Last, click “yes” to confirm the deletion

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To Delete Duplicate Employee In QuickBooks Desktop

• Go to “employees” and click on “employee center”
• Once you locate the employee you wish to delete, right-click on it
• If you don’t see the name of the employee you wish to delete in the “employees” tab, click “all employees” from the drop down that says “active employees”
• Now, press “delete employee”
• Last, click “yes” to confirm the deletion

To Delete Duplicate Employee In Intuit Online

• Choose “employees” and find the employee that you want to delete
• If the employee is inactive at present, you may find them under “all employees” tab
• Choose “delete this employee”
• Finally, press “delete” for the process to take place

Final Words :

If you come across any problems trying to delete a duplicate employee record in QuickBooks, it is best that you seek professional help at the earliest. To do that, you can get in touch with our support team via phone call or email at support@usingpos.com right away.

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