Need Help Closing Checking Account - Error in Details Below

Question

I'm trying to close a checking account (Sonoma, latest Mac release). I'm getting the following error:

"You cannot close an account while it has any scheduled, future-dated, or pending payment transactions."

I've found some hints to get around this but none seem to work.

I have no scheduled transactions (verified on calendar looking out 5 years, looked at next 12 months of transactions in register, looked at Next One Due in register).

I had some transactions that were marked as Sent. I option-clicked deleted transaction and changed to Manual (didn't actually delete but changes the status so it's no longer pending).

I have many transactions with a check number of VENMO that I manually entered. Perhaps non-numeric values are the issue? I'd rather not go into all of them and change them. I also have one with a check number of VOID. I think Quicken at one time did that but no longer does.

I reviewed the status column of all the transactions. One transaction had a white envelope icon. I changed the status so it no longer shows that.

I disconnected the account from online downloads though I didn't see this as a possible solution but figured it was worth a try.

I do not use Quicken Bill Pay.

I checked, checked and checked again and can't find anything else that looks like an anomaly.

Any help is appreciated.

dan.greenberg.ct · Answer

Thanks. To be clear, the process I did was the same. The difference was that initially I looked for individual transactions that were suspect and selected  Set to Manual  when I clicked delete while holding the option key down. In the end, I selected all of the transactions (command-A) and then did the same Set to Manual. Hope it helps someone else.

dan.greenberg.ct · Answer

Well I was able to finally delete it. I selected all transactions in the register, option-Delete button and got this dialog:

Deleting this transaction does not cancel the bill payment or transfer. Check with your financial institution to determine if it has been received before doing this.

I selected Set to Manual and was able to close the account. I have to idea what transaction was at issue however since I don't use Quicken Bill Pay, I must have overlooked one of those red arrow transfers I mentioned above. Thanks for your suggestions too.

dan.greenberg.ct · Answer

It would be great if the dialog box gave an option to show which transactions are in question. I went through showing/hiding various columns and found more suspect items but none were the culprit. For example, I've recently been plagued with the red arrow on transfers indicating they aren't valid though they are. Deleting the offset and adding the same back clears it. I'm not sure yet what causes this but I thought it was just recent transactions but this exercise shows it impacted older ones too. If I had to guess though, I would say it recently happened to old transactions vs. it happened years ago and went unnoticed.