If you process enough transactions, sooner or later you’ll have to account for a returned check. A check that is returned unpaid is given many labels (such as NSF or bounced check) but the accounting treatment is the same. The procedures outlined below work effectively for POS users in both single stores and chains. Activities […]
How Do I Enable Automatically Invoicing Customers For Reimbursable Expenses?
The first step to automatically invoice customers or clients for reimbursable expenses is to set a QuickBooks preference. For more information on handling reimbursable expenses, see our related articles on what distinguishes a reimbursable expense from other expenses, invoicing a customer for reimbursable expenses, removing expenses from the list of billable expenses to be invoiced […]
How Can I Find Out Which Reimbursable Expenses I Haven’t Billed To a Customer or Client?
To find out which reimbursable expenses you haven’t billed to a customer or client, click on the Reports->Jobs, Time & Mileage->Unbilled Costs by Job menu selection to produce the Unbilled Costs by Job report. For more information on handling reimbursable expenses, see our related articles on enabling automatically invoicing customers for reimbursable expenses, what distinguishes […]
How Do I Remove Some Expenses From the List of Billable Expenses To Be Invoiced To a Customer or Client?
Sometimes, after recording an expense as billable to a customer or client (in other words, it’s a reimbursable expense), you need to change it to an expense for which you won’t seek reimbursement. More technically, this is called resetting the billable status flag. For more information on handling reimbursable expenses, see our related articles on […]
What Distinguishes a Reimbursable Expense From Other Expenses?
A reimbursable expense is an expense that you expect to invoice to a customer or client either at the actual cost or with a markup. QuickBooks includes features to distinguish reimbursable expenses from other types of expenses and to track which reimbursable expenses have in fact been invoiced to a customer. For more information on […]
How Do I Invoice a Customer for Reimbursable Expenses?
In order to easily invoice a customer or client for reimbursable expenses, you first need to make sure your QuickBooks installation is properly configured for this task. Your configuration depends on how you intend to account for reimbursable expenses. For more information on handling reimbursable expenses, see our related articles on enabling automatically invoicing customers […]
How Do I Print a Report of Invoices In Number Order To Identify Missing Invoice Numbers?
It’s relatively straightforward to prepare a report of invoices in number order and have QuickBooks automatically identify missing invoice numbers, such as where there are gaps in the sequence of numbers. The key to preparing this report is to use another report as a building block. Identifying sequential transactions and those items missing from the […]
What Is a Group Item?
In QuickBooks a group item is a specific type of Item that is used to quickly enter a bundle of individual items that are typically bought or sold together where tracking the detail on individual items is desired. See our article on all of the Item types supported by QuickBooks for more information. It is […]
What Are Payment Methods?
As the name suggests, Payment Methods are a list of the ways by which a customer can make a payment. They’re maintained on the Lists->Customer & Vendor Profile Lists->Payment Methods menu selection as 1 of 9 profile lists for Customers & Vendors. This particular profile list is only used for Customers. A Payment Method can […]
What Is a Payment Item and How Should I Use One?
A Payment Item is a type of Item maintained on the Item list, which is accessed on the Lists->Item List menu selection. See our article on all of the Item types supported by QuickBooks for more information. A Payment Item is used to record a partial payment on an Invoice or Statement made before the […]
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