diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 72cb736..b62312e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -29894,12 +29894,24 @@ const generateChangeList = (current, previous, result=[]) => {
         const aMatch = previous.find((entry) => {
             return entry.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, "") === checkboxLine.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, ""); // check from strike
         })
-        if (aMatch !== null) {
+        if (aMatch !== undefined) {
             if (aMatch.text !== checkboxLine.text || aMatch.checked !== checkboxLine.checked) {
                 result.push(checkboxLine);
             }
+        } else {
+            result.push({checked: checkboxLine.checked,  text: `[added] ${checkboxLine.text}`});
+        }
+    });
+    // check for removed
+    previous.forEach((checkboxLine) => {
+        const aMatch = current.find((entry) => {
+            return entry.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, "") === checkboxLine.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, ""); // check from strike
+        });
+        if (aMatch === undefined) {
+            result.push({checked: checkboxLine.checked,  text: `[removed] ${checkboxLine.text}`});
         }
     });
+    console.log('>>>', JSON.stringify(result));
     return result;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/functions.js b/src/functions.js
index 566ecea..d0ef24d 100644
--- a/src/functions.js
+++ b/src/functions.js
@@ -31,12 +31,24 @@ const generateChangeList = (current, previous, result=[]) => {
         const aMatch = previous.find((entry) => {
             return entry.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, "") === checkboxLine.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, ""); // check from strike
         })
-        if (aMatch !== null) {
+        if (aMatch !== undefined) {
             if (aMatch.text !== checkboxLine.text || aMatch.checked !== checkboxLine.checked) {
                 result.push(checkboxLine);
             }
+        } else {
+            result.push({checked: checkboxLine.checked,  text: `[added] ${checkboxLine.text}`});
         }
     });
+    // check for removed
+    previous.forEach((checkboxLine) => {
+        const aMatch = current.find((entry) => {
+            return entry.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, "") === checkboxLine.text.replaceAll(MARKDOWN_STRIKETHROUGH, ""); // check from strike
+        });
+        if (aMatch === undefined) {
+            result.push({checked: checkboxLine.checked,  text: `[removed] ${checkboxLine.text}`});
+        }
+    });
+    console.log('>>>', JSON.stringify(result));
     return result;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/functions.test.js b/src/functions.test.js
index 538b335..8eef824 100644
--- a/src/functions.test.js
+++ b/src/functions.test.js
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ test('finds both of the checkboxes', () => {
 
 const current = [];
 const previous = [];
+const added = [];
+const removed = [];
 
 beforeAll(() => {
     extractCheckmarks("something at the start\n-[x] hi there\nsomething in the middle\n-[ ] was here  \nsomething at the end", current);
     extractCheckmarks("something at the start\n-[x] hi there\nsomething in the middle\n-[x] was here\nsomething at the end", previous);
+    extractCheckmarks("something at the start\n-[x] hi there\nsomething in the middle\n-[x] was here\n- [ ] new task\nsomething at the end", added);
+    extractCheckmarks("something at the start\n-[x] hi there\nsomething in the middle\n-[x] was here\nsomething at the end", removed);
 });
 
 describe('calculating changes between the bodies', () => {
@@ -50,4 +54,10 @@ describe('calculating changes between the bodies', () => {
     test('finds a change between the edits', ()=>{
         expect(generateChangeList(current, previous)).toStrictEqual([{checked: false, text: "was here"}]);
     })
+    test('handles additional task', ()=>{
+        expect(generateChangeList(added, previous)).toStrictEqual([{checked: false, text: "[added] new task"}]);
+    })
+    test('handles removed task', ()=>{
+        expect(generateChangeList(removed, added)).toStrictEqual([{checked: false, text: "[removed] new task"}]);
+    })
 });