o collect a third-party rebate in QuickBooks Online Essentials when it is in lieu of the customer, follow these steps:

@blcl  Can you phrase your answer in the form of a question?

Welcome to the Community space, @blcl.

I understand how vital it is for you to operate your business seamlessly using QuickBooks Online. I'm here to assist you with your queries and to offer further clarification. To help you effectively, could you please provide more specific details about your concern?

Can you clarify what you mean by collecting a third-party rebate? Additionally, it appears you started to outline some steps but didn't complete them. Could you please provide more details? Your cooperation is highly valued and will help us find a solution.

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Additionally, you can check out this article to help you learn how to record a refund or credit from a vendor in QuickBooks Online that you can use in the future: Enter vendor credits and refunds in QuickBooks Online.

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