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January 17, 2022
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How do I assign a particular expense on a Customer invoice to a particular expense account? There are various expenses on one invoice.

  • January 17, 2022
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I have one customer invoice with various expenses. For example, supplies, sub-contractor, travel all to be assign to different expense account. How do I do that?

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Jen_D
January 18, 2022

 

Thanks for taking the time to post here, @dweninger-shaw-c.

 

I want to help you out with your expenses. With this, I want to know how you set up the expense items. Did you set it up as a regular expense in the chart of accounts or is it set up as an item in the product and services list?

 

Normally, when you set up an expense account in the Chart of Accounts, you can no longer assign it to another expense account. The Category Type you choose will be its posting account on the reports. However, for items, you can update the Expense Account posting by editing it.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to Products and services.
  2. Find the product or service on the list and select Edit in the Action column.
  3. Select the Expense account ▼ dropdown and then the account you use to track the cost of things you sell.
  4. When you're done, select Save and close.

 

I'm leaving the following links about items and chart of accounts registers:

 

 

Post here again if there's anything else you need help with. I'll be right here to guide you with any tasks in QuickBooks.