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# Deleting an Invoice

> Permanently delete an invoice

Delete an invoice when it should be permanently removed from working lists and
reports. Deletion can be used for a draft that should be abandoned or for a
posted invoice that should not remain available as a voided record.

<Warning>
  Deletion cannot be undone. If the invoice should remain visible for audit or
  might need to return to use, [void it
  instead](/financials/guides/voiding-and-restoring-an-invoice).
</Warning>

## Delete from the Invoice List

1. Open **Financials → Event Financials**, or open an event and select
   **Financials**.
2. Find the invoice and verify its number, Type, Event, Payee, Status, and
   Amount.
3. Select the invoice's checkbox. You may select more than one invoice when
   every selected record should be deleted.
4. Select **Actions → Mark As → Delete…**.

<Frame caption="With INV-812566-261 selected in Event Financials, the Actions → Mark As submenu exposes Delete… separately from the available status changes.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ai-insurance-fmv1/M7SHJeUJS0rbix92/assets/app/financials/guides/deleting-invoice-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=M7SHJeUJS0rbix92&q=85&s=c421afef146f24a58f31d072ae9d5b76" alt="Event Financials with invoice INV-812566-261 selected and the search field set to IMG 07. The open Actions and Mark As menus show Paid, disabled Owed, Void, and the red Delete… option while the selected Owed invoice remains visible for a final target check." width="1280" height="720" data-path="assets/app/financials/guides/deleting-invoice-menu.png" />
</Frame>

## Confirm the Irreversible Action

The **Delete Invoices** dialog states how many invoices will be permanently
removed together with their payment history.

Check the count, then select **Delete Invoices**. Select **Cancel** to keep the
records.

<Frame caption="The unconfirmed Delete Invoices dialog warns that the one selected invoice and its payment history will be permanently removed; Cancel or the close control leaves the invoice unchanged.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ai-insurance-fmv1/M7SHJeUJS0rbix92/assets/app/financials/guides/deleting-invoice-confirmation.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=M7SHJeUJS0rbix92&q=85&s=4da024876ce75cfe7e03d256edc9e808" alt="Delete Invoices confirmation dialog over Event Financials, stating that it will permanently remove 1 invoice and its payment history from listings and reports, with a This cannot be undone warning and Delete Invoices and Cancel controls." width="1280" height="720" data-path="assets/app/financials/guides/deleting-invoice-confirmation.png" />
</Frame>

These screenshots stop before confirmation, so fixture invoice INV-812566-261
is not deleted in the example.

Deleting a posted invoice reverses both its incurred and payment activity. The
row disappears from all invoice listings and reports, and there is no Restore
action.

After deletion:

* confirm the row no longer appears when searching for its invoice number;
* check the affected event and company totals;
* check reserves when the invoice used a Loss/Recovery type; and
* if you are removing financial activity that blocked an event, policy, or
  payee deletion, retry that record deletion only after every blocker has been
  cleared.

The financial journal retains the deletion action even though the invoice is
gone from working surfaces. [The Journal](/financials/accounting-model/journal)
explains that audit record.