Alter and Delete Ledgers in Tallyprime

Alter and Delete Ledgers

After you create the ledgers as per your requirement, you can alter the details of such ledgers. You can even alter the group under which the ledger was created. Apart from altering the ledger, you can also delete ledgers which are not required. You can alter or delete ledgers one at a time or in one go. You can alter or delete the ledgers and other masters from the Chart of Accounts as well. Using Chart of Accounts, you can alter multiple masters in one go and delete masters from a single screen.

Alter the ledger

After you create the ledgers, you may want to update certain details. For instance, you may update GSTIN/UIN or the Mailing Details, based on the information you receive from your customer or vendor. In TallyPrime, you can alter the details in the ledgers and use them as needed. You can alter the ledger one at a time or you can also alter multiple ledgers from the Multi Alter screen in the Chart of Accounts. However, you cannot alter all fields of ledgers through the Multi Alter screen. to know more, Click here.

1. Press Alt+G (Go To) > Alter Master > type or select Ledger and press Enter.
   Alternatively, Gateway of Tally > Alter > type or select Ledger and press Enter.
   The Ledger Alteration screen appears.
2. Alter the details, as required, and save the ledger.
   You can alter any information provided in the ledger master with the exception of the closing balance under the group Stock-in-Hand.

Delete the ledger

You can also delete ledgers from your Company Data if you are no longer using the ledgers or you have accidentally created any ledgers. You can delete ledgers one at a time or delete multiple ledgers from the Chart of Accounts. To know more, Click here.
However, there are certain situations where deleting a ledger has the following dependencies. 

• You cannot delete a ledger that is already used in a voucher. Therefore, you need to first delete all the vouchers related to the ledger and then delete that ledger.
• You cannot delete a ledger that is referenced in any voucher class, configurations, or other masters. You need to remove the references of the ledger from all such cases, before deleting that ledger.

To delete a ledger one at a time:

• From the Ledger Alteration screen, press Alt+D to delete the ledger.