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RatliffCPA
July 21, 2021
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Is it possible to pay different contractors with different accounts? I have two contractors who are paid for very different services. I can't see a way to do that.

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For example, I pay an accountant (Professional Services) and a contractor (Direct Labor). I don't see a way in Export preferences to export these to different accounts. As it is, I have to manually update those entries as they are imported into QB Desktop.
Best answer by Candice C

Thanks. But that didn't answer my question. When I'm setting up export preferences (to export to QB Desktop), I am able to choose an expense account for each employees. But contractors are limited to one account for all contractors. Will this be addressed in future updates, to allow users to select different export expense accounts for each contractor, like you can with employees?


Good afternoon, @RatliffCPA. 

 

Thanks for reaching back out to the Community. Let me share some light on this subject. 

 

I can see how beneficial this would be for your business. Yes, I'll send feedback to our Product Developers so they can review this request. This isn't available at this time. However, we can try to add this into our next update for the product.

 

You can check out our Blog to keep up with what's new in the system. 

 

I'd be glad to hear from you soon, please let me know if you need further assistance. Have a great day!

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Mark_R
July 21, 2021

It's good to see you here in the Community, @RatliffCPA.

 

I'd love to help you with your concern about paying your contractors with different accounts. But can you please provide additional information about it, like trying to pay using a different bank account and then which part you can't change the account? Any further details would be greatly appreciated. This way, we can provide the best resolution on this matter.

 

Please know you can continue to reach me here with your additional questions. I'll be standing by for your response. 

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RatliffCPAAuthor
July 21, 2021

It is all coming from the same bank account. I need to pay contractors from two different expense accounts--one from Direct Labor (a COGS account) and one from Professional Fees (an expense). When setting up the Export preferences, all contractor payments can only be charged to one expense account and there is no option to specify an account for each contractor, as you can with employees.

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RCV
July 21, 2021

Thanks for coming back, RatliffCPA.

 

Currently, the option to individually export contractor payments is unavailable. They are only exported when selecting Export transactions in the Payroll Settings window. If you are using a third-party payroll application, just use the app to pay contractors from two different expense accounts for both Direct Labor (a COGS account) and Professional Fees (an expense). To learn more about export your payroll transactions, see the Export into QuickBooks Online or Desktop from Core, Premium, or Elite Standalone Payroll article. 

 

If you need to pay an independent contractor using direct deposit, just follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the Payroll menu and select the Contractors tab.
  2. Next to the contractor’s name, choose the dropdown and then Pay with direct deposit.
  3. Enter the amount for the direct deposit.
  4. Choose the expense account you use to track paychecks in QuickBooks. This is the expense account on your chart of accounts where QuickBooks records the expense. It's not the bank account the payment debits from.
  5. Press Save & Send.

 

Feel free to visit our Expenses and vendors page for more insights about managing your vendor transactions.

 

I'm just one post away if you need a hand with running vendor reports or any QucikBooks related. I'll be here to ensure your success. You have a good one. 

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