When making a manual entry for an expense in the credit card register, how do you create a split ?

Hello there, Barker.
 

To split the expense transaction that you've manually created in QuickBooks Online (QBO), you'll need to re-open the transaction and edit it. The split button will only show in the transactions that came from the bank. Let me walk you through the steps:

1. Go to the Transactions, then click the Chart of Accounts.
2. Search the account for the transaction or the Credit Card/Bank.
3. Under the Action column, click View Register.
    
4. Choose the transaction you need to split, then select Edit.
5. Enter the other accounts to add together with the amount. The amount for each account should add up to the total amount of the transaction.
6. Click Save and Close. The transaction now displays Split in the account column.
   
   

For more details on how to enter a split transaction in QBO, please check this link: Enter a split transaction into the register in QuickBooks Online.

Additionally, I included an article on how to match your bank and credit card transactions to records already in QuickBooks: Confirm suggested matches for bank transactions in QuickBooks Online.

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Feel free to add comments by utilizing the Reply button below Barker if you require additional help in entering a split transaction in QBO. I'm just a few clicks away to help.

@barkerbarbara777 

Unfortunately, QB online doesn't have the 'Splits' button like QB Desktop.  In QBO, you can only enter one expense account when entering a cc charge/expense in the register.  If you need to split an expense between more than one category, you need to use an Expense (New > Expense) transaction or enter one line in the register, save it, then edit it.