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May 25, 2024

I'll help you enter a billable expense in QuickBooks Online.

 

The billable expenses feature is exclusively offered in the Plus and Advanced versions of QuickBooks Online. If you're using a different version, you may need to consider upgrading your account to access this functionality.

 

Once done, follow the steps below to turn on billable expenses:

 

  1. Click the Gear icon ⚙, then select Account and settings.
  2. Go to the Expenses tab.
  3. Choose Edit ✎ from the Bills and Expenses section.
  4. Turn on the following:
    • Show Items table on expense and purchase forms
    • Track expenses and items by customer.
    • Make expenses and items billable.
  5. (Optional) Set up the following:
    • Markup rate
    • Billable expense tracking
    • Sales tax charge
  6. Bill payment terms.
  7. Select Save.

 

Then, enter a billable expense.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to + New.
  2. Choose a transaction either Bill, Expense, or Check.
  3. Select the payee.
  4. In the Category column, choose the expense account for the transaction.
  5. Enter the description and amount of the expense, then select the Billable checkbox.
  6. In the Customer column, select the customer you want to bill for this expense.
  7. You can opt to enter or make sure the markup % is correct, then select the Tax checkbox or choose a tax agency if you want to charge tax.
  8. Select Save and close.

 

You can then add the billable expenses to an invoice. Here is an article you can refer to for the detailed steps: Enter billable expenses in QuickBooks Online.

 

For future reference, you can read this article to help you record the payments you received: Record invoice payments in QuickBooks Online.

 

Don't hesitate to comment below if you need further assistance recording billable expenses in QuickBooks Online. I'm always here to help. Have a great day.