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September 10, 2024
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How to deal with an expense taken off a commission for a long term liability?

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In my business we buy our book of business from the corporation I work for on a 10 year loan.  I get paid buy the corporation through commissions.  What I need to pay for the loan comes directly out of the commissions I receive.  How do I enter the loan payment so that it is still an expense but part of the deposit?  And how do I then have it it reduce the amount of the long term liability?

Here is an example:  My commissions for the month lets say are 20,000.  My loan payment is 2,000.  So my deposit is 18,000.  My statement for the commission will show 20,000 commissions and the 2000 loan payment as a negative and deposit is 18,000.

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September 10, 2024

Welcome to the QuickBooks Community WMLBRN! 

 

Thank you for connecting with us! For this situation, we highly recommend reaching out to your accountant to see what would be the best practice for your firm. However, in the event you may need help locating an accountant, Intuit has a tool called Find an Accountant that can be utilized to locate the right bookkeeper for your business. Each ProAdvisor you find on that part of our website is a QuickBooks-certified accounting professional. They'll be able to provide helpful insights to drive your business's success.

 

  1. Go to this Find my Accountant link.
  2. In the Find an expert in section, choose what you're looking for, then use your search field to enter a City or ZIP code.
  3. Select Search.
  4. Browse through the results and find one that works best for your business. You can click on each ProAdvisor profile to learn more about them.

 

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