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May 14, 2024
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Recent invoice format (modern) causing issues with taxable or non taxable items

  • May 14, 2024
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We recently had to accept the new invoice formats for QB online.  Now we are having issues entering items for out of state customers.  QB is saying we have to change/ click tax or non tax per item on the invoice screen.  We have the choice of listing items as taxed or non taxed.  If the customer is listed as non taxed and we have the item listed as taxable, we now have to unclick the tax box for each item on the invoice for it to process.

Before the modern invoice format this was never an issue.  All items were entered as taxable and each customer was set up as tax or tax exempt.  If the customer was set us as non tax then tax was not listed on the invoice even though the item is taxable.  

Is this an issue for anyone else out there that has tax and non tax customers? In state and out of state? It seems there will be a lot of room for error if we are having to click items as taxed or non taxed regardless of how the customer is set up as.  What is the purpose of setting up a customer with tax exemptions if the items have to be changed one way or the other?

 

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May 14, 2024

Hello stevens11,

 

Thank you for visiting the QuickBooks Community.  I can understand the concerns you've expressed with the new modern view for invoices, and the additional time it's taking to complete your forms.  I would be happy to guide you through the steps to switch your invoices from the Modern view, to Classic view.

 

If you still have the option to switch to the old layout, you can follow these steps:

 

1. Select + New, from the left menu

2. Choose Invoice 

3. In the top right, select Old layout

To learn more about what’s new with estimates and invoices in QuickBooks Online, click here.

 

Please be advised, for some users, there's no option to switch from the new layout to the old version. If you are one of the users who doesn't have this option, I recommend sending feedback to our Development Team.  We understand the need for the functionality, and would love to hear your thoughts, about your experience when switching to modern views.  This enables our product developers to consider bringing back the old view.

 

Here's how:

 

1. Click on your Settings ⚙

2. Select Feedback

3. Enter a brief description of your feature request

4. Once you're ready, press Send

 

Feel free to reach back out with any other questions.  We would be glad to assist!