What version are you referring to @ThereseLogeais - I have encountered this issue in v2015 (PU2) where it seems there are two utility menus - Change and delete. There is no VI for deletions only changes which is what I was dealing with last week. I entered an account for deletion via the utility to find the table populated and there is NONE. It is NOW as @TimEfinger describes, the delete utility just changes the flag in GL Account to Deleted. The THEORY is these accounts will disappear at year end IF there is no it isn't removing it if there is any history. GL_DailyPosting, GL_DetailPosting, GL_BudgetRevisionEntry, GL_PeriodBudgetDetail, GL_PeriodPostingHistory are the tables being checked. My accounts budget history. So it comes back to an answer on my earlier post to MERGE the accounts into one. Plus, the only purpose I see now for the delete utility is that you can change a range or a segment to delete.
Here is thread from last week regarding deletions
https://90minds-com.socialcast.com/messages/27155265?ref=stream