# Create Recurring Entries

### Common use cases

* Monthly rent accruals
* Depreciation and amortization
* Deferred revenue recognition (straight-line basis)
* Prepaid expense amortization (insurance, subscriptions)
* Payroll accruals
* Interest expense on loans

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Recurring entries can start in prior periods - useful when doing catch-up bookkeeping and need consistent entries posted back in time.
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### Creating a recurring journal entry

1. Go to **Accounting** and open any report (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, General Ledger, etc.)
2. Click **Create journal entry**
3. Set the **date** and **entity**
4. Enter your debit and credit lines
5. In the **Details** panel on the right:
   * Set **Recurrence** (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom)
   * Add a **Memo** to describe the entry
   * Optionally attach supporting documents
6. Click **Save** — Kick generates each entry automatically on schedule

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### Editing a recurring entry

1. Go to **Accounting** → **General Ledger**
2. Filter for **Entry source** = Manual Journal Entry
3. Click the **JE reference** to open it
4. Update the schedule, amounts, accounts, or memo
5. Click **Save** and choose which entries to update:
   * Only this entry
   * This and all following entries
   * All entries in the series

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### Deleting a recurring entry

Open the entry and choose to delete:

* Only this entry
* This and all following entries
* The entire series

All changes are tracked in the [Activity](/accountants/close-workflows/activity.md) tab.

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