What do you do with old uncleared transactions?

[Adam Funk]

On 2015-05-14, David Carlson wrote:

> Businesses may have additional requirements to fulfill.  In Illinois,
> USA, after several years unclaimed property must be turned over to the
> state.  Presumably that would include when a check is lost and the payee
> does not try to get a replacement.  Your municipality may vary.

Good point.  I guess I should have clarified that I'm using gnucash
for personal (not business) purposes & the transactions I'm referring
to don't have any regulatory or tax implications.