diff --git a/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
index e61feaaa..eb82f376 100644
--- a/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class TransactionsController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @q = search_params
-    search_query = Current.family.transactions.search(@q)
+    search_query = Current.family.transactions.search(@q).active
 
     set_focused_record(search_query, params[:focused_record_id], default_per_page: 50)
 
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 23aaaf71..bef15abf 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
       .joins("JOIN accounts inflow_accounts ON inflow_accounts.id = inflow_candidates.account_id")
       .joins("JOIN accounts outflow_accounts ON outflow_accounts.id = outflow_candidates.account_id")
       .where("inflow_accounts.family_id = ? AND outflow_accounts.family_id = ?", self.family_id, self.family_id)
+      .where("inflow_accounts.is_active = true AND inflow_accounts.scheduled_for_deletion = false")
+      .where("outflow_accounts.is_active = true AND outflow_accounts.scheduled_for_deletion = false")
       .where("inflow_candidates.entryable_type = 'Account::Transaction' AND outflow_candidates.entryable_type = 'Account::Transaction'")
       .where(existing_transfers: { id: nil })
       .order("date_diff ASC") # Closest matches first
diff --git a/app/models/account/entry.rb b/app/models/account/entry.rb
index 4a222014..8ec0175b 100644
--- a/app/models/account/entry.rb
+++ b/app/models/account/entry.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class Account::Entry < ApplicationRecord
     )
   }
 
+  scope :active, -> {
+    joins(:account).where(accounts: { is_active: true, scheduled_for_deletion: false })
+  }
+
   scope :reverse_chronological, -> {
     order(
       date: :desc,
diff --git a/test/models/account/entry_test.rb b/test/models/account/entry_test.rb
index 8521f227..4f0c1b15 100644
--- a/test/models/account/entry_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/account/entry_test.rb
@@ -81,4 +81,27 @@ class Account::EntryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal 200, totals.expense_total
     assert_equal "USD", totals.currency
   end
+
+  test "active scope only returns entries from active, non-scheduled-for-deletion accounts" do
+    # Create transactions for all account types
+    active_transaction = create_transaction(account: accounts(:depository), name: "Active transaction")
+    inactive_transaction = create_transaction(account: accounts(:credit_card), name: "Inactive transaction")
+    deletion_transaction = create_transaction(account: accounts(:investment), name: "Scheduled for deletion transaction")
+
+    # Update account statuses
+    accounts(:credit_card).update!(is_active: false)
+    accounts(:investment).update!(scheduled_for_deletion: true)
+
+    # Test the scope
+    active_entries = Account::Entry.active
+
+    # Should include entry from active account
+    assert_includes active_entries, active_transaction
+
+    # Should not include entry from inactive account
+    assert_not_includes active_entries, inactive_transaction
+
+    # Should not include entry from account scheduled for deletion
+    assert_not_includes active_entries, deletion_transaction
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/models/account_test.rb b/test/models/account_test.rb
index 3e29a5a1..066693c7 100644
--- a/test/models/account_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/account_test.rb
@@ -99,4 +99,43 @@ class AccountTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       @account.auto_match_transfers!
     end
   end
+
+  test "transfer_match_candidates only matches between active accounts" do
+    active_account = accounts(:depository)
+    another_active_account = accounts(:credit_card)
+    inactive_account = accounts(:investment)
+    inactive_account.update!(is_active: false)
+
+    # Create matching transactions
+    active_inflow = active_account.entries.create!(
+      date: Date.current,
+      amount: -100,
+      currency: "USD",
+      name: "Test transfer",
+      entryable: Account::Transaction.new
+    )
+
+    active_outflow = another_active_account.entries.create!(
+      date: Date.current,
+      amount: 100,
+      currency: "USD",
+      name: "Test transfer",
+      entryable: Account::Transaction.new
+    )
+
+    inactive_outflow = inactive_account.entries.create!(
+      date: Date.current,
+      amount: 100,
+      currency: "USD",
+      name: "Test transfer",
+      entryable: Account::Transaction.new
+    )
+
+    # Should find matches between active accounts
+    candidates = active_account.transfer_match_candidates
+    assert_includes candidates.map(&:outflow_transaction_id), active_outflow.entryable_id
+
+    # Should not match with inactive account
+    assert_not_includes candidates.map(&:outflow_transaction_id), inactive_outflow.entryable_id
+  end
 end