I have both taxable expenses and on taxable expenses on the same receipt. How do I enter both from one receipt?

hi UserJClarke:

Once you've recorded the receipt you can go to the Chart of Accounts, bring up the expense that you recorded the receipt to, and separate the receipt into two lines; one with tax, and one without (zero-rated, not applicable, etc.)

Alternatively, during the receipt entry process there should be a split function available to you.

Hi there userjclarke,

Accurately recording your transactions with the corresponding sales tax codes is an important part of the bookkeeping process. With QuickBooks Online, this is easy. Let me explain.

It sounds like you're looking to use the Receipts function to enter these expenses into QuickBooks Online, and while that and the bank feed are both great ways to add your transactions, in this case it might be easier to enter the expense into QBO first and match the receipt to it. As long as the total of the expense matches the total of the receipt, you should have no problems. Follow the steps below to enter your expense with the appropriate tax codes for each line:

1. From the + New button, choose Expense.
2. Choose the correct Payee and Payment account.
3. Specify the Payment date and Payment method.
4. Using either the Category details or Item details sections, enter the line items for the expenses you purchased.
5. Select the appropriate Sales Tax code from the dropdown for each line. You can choose Exempt (0%) to represent the line items that are non-taxable. 
6. Hit Save and close to save the Expense transaction.

After you've added the receipt within the Transactions tab, you'll be able to follow the steps in this article to match it to the Expense you've just created: Categorize and match online bank transactions in QuickBooks Online. If you don't see the Sales Tax column when you go to enter the Expense into QBO, you may not have the Sales Tax centre set up yet. Navigate to the Taxes menu from the left and follow the prompts to get set up. Once you've finished you'll have a Sales Tax column available to you in every transaction you enter. Here's How to set up a new sales tax code in case you need to set up codes for multiple provinces.

If you have any follow-up questions, don't hesitate to reply to this thread. Myself and the other members of the Community are here to help!