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Roxismcha
February 12, 2019
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Recording income without invoice

  • February 12, 2019
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My employees are considered independent contractors and their pay is heavily tip based. All tips though go through our payment processors how would I record these daily deposits as income?

 

Would I need to create an invoice for each payment daily? Or can I just record it as a sale? 

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BettyJaneB
BettyJaneB
February 12, 2019

Hi there, @Roxismcha.

 

Welcome to the Community. Allow me to share some insights about recording an income without invoice in QuickBooks Online.

 

You can use the sales receipts if you receive full payment at the time of the sale. This includes payments by cash to be recorded on your income account.

 

Just click on the Plus Sign (+) and choose Sales Receipt, which will record the payment. Once done, you can use the Bank Deposit function to increase your income account. 

 

To record a bank deposit:

  1. Click on Plus menu (+) and choose Bank Deposit. 
  2. Choose the bank account to which you wish to deposit funds.
  3. Select the transaction you want to deposit in the Select Existing Payments section.
  4. In the Add new deposits table, add any additional items to include in the deposit. 
  5. Click on Save and Close or Save and new.

For more details about this process, please refer to this article: Create Sales Receipts in QuickBooks. 

 

These steps should guide you with recording your income.

 

Please let me know if I can be of additional assistance. I'll be around to help you out. Wishing you and your business continued success.

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Anonymous
February 12, 2019
Need more detail for this one - if the employees are 'independent' then does the entire payment belong to them - or to the business - or is it mixed.
If the staff are truly independent and keep their tips, then tips should not be included in business income or business expense.
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    jercarr
    February 11, 2020

    I would like to understand how to take deposits for a project without using invoices.

    AlexV
    AlexV
    February 11, 2020

    There are two ways to record deposits without using invoices, jercarr.

     

    We can use a sales receipt if you want to associate it to a product or service item. From the +New button, click Sales receipt and select the project in the Customer drop-down. Enter all required details and make sure to select the bank in the Deposit to drop-down where you want to deposit it.

     

    Another option is to create a bank deposit transaction. This is how to do it:

    1. Go to +New button, select Bank Deposit. In the Account field, select the deposit to account.
    2. From the Add funds to this deposit section, select the project in the Received From field. Then, choose an income account.
    3. Enter an amount, then select Save and close.

    You'll want to read this guide to use the Projects feature.

     

    We'll be right here if you need more assistance with this. Have a great day!

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