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May 16, 2025
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where should the other leg of payments allocated to an invoice appear? I do not see that in the chart of accounts

  • May 16, 2025
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Please is there someone with accounting knowledge that can assist me? When I post a payment to an invoice, it clears the invoice but the other side of the transaction disappears. It does nor reflect at all in the ledger side

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May 16, 2025

You can use the Transaction Journal to view the invoices of what accounts are affected by a payment transaction in QuickBooks Online (QBO), dalener2019-outl.

 

To start with, if a payment is deposited into an Undeposited Funds account, the Accounts Receivable (AR) and Undeposited Funds (UF) accounts are affected in the following way:

 

  • The AR account is credited, which reduces the outstanding balance of the invoice, showing that less money is now owed.
  • The UF account is debited, meaning the amount of payment received temporarily increases the balance in this account until it is moved to a bank account.

 

However, if a payment is deposited directly into a Bank account:

 

  • The Accounts Receivable (AR) account is credited, which reduces the outstanding invoice amount, indicating less money is owed.
  • The Bank account is debited with the same payment amount, increasing the balance in the bank to reflect the received payment.

 

Here's how to view the invoices in Transaction Journal:

 

  1. Log in to your QuickBooks account.
  2. Go to the Sales menu and select Customers.
  3. Choose the payment transaction and click View/edit.

  4. In the Deposit to, select the correct accounts and click More.

  5. Choose Transaction Journal.
  6. Filter the Report period to show all the invoices.
 

This article serves as a comprehensive guide to effectively using the Undeposited Funds account in QBO: What’s the Undeposited Funds account?

 

Furthermore, I'll share this article in case you may need it about running a financial report in QBO: Run a report.

 

Please don't hesitate to reach out to our Community page if there is anything else I can assist you with regarding your payment invoices. It's my pleasure to guide you further.