Learn how to run basic reports in QuickBooks.
Financial reports give you a snapshot of your business. There are dozens of reports that tell you about different aspects of your business. Some focus on sales, others focus on your spending, and some look at parts of each.
Here's an overview of how to run basic reports.
And if you want more details, you can customise reports to focus on specific accounts or filter for specific things.
Run basic financial reports
- Go to Business overview and select Reports (Take me there).
- Use the Find report by name search bar to search for reports by name. You can also browse the list.
- Select the report to open it.
Note: If you change the dates or add filters to the report, select Run report to apply them.
Learn more about customising financial reports.
Run reports for specific accounts
You can also focus on a specific account instead of running reports for everything.
- Go to Settings ⚙ and select Chart of accounts (Take me there).
- Find the account.
- Select the Account history dropdown list in the Action column.
- Select Run report.
Print reports
When you have a report open:
- Select the Printer icon.
- Adjust your print settings as needed.
- Select Print.
Smart page breaks
Select Smart page breaks to automatically keep items that belong in the same group together and break to the next page at logical areas for ease of reading when you print, email, or save a report.
Note: The option to print using smart page breaks will vary based on the report you are in.
Repeat page header
Select Repeat page header and we will automatically make sure the header appears on every page of the report you are printing, emailing, or saving.
Format printed reports
You can adjust the layout of your reports before you print. In the Orientation dropdown, select Portrait or Landscape.
Select the Repeat page header checkbox to put the same header on each page of the report. If you are printing wide reports, select Landscape from the Orientation dropdown.
If the columns still don't fit:
- Resize columns in a report.
- Remove unnecessary columns.
- Make the margins smaller.
- Change the orientation to landscape.
Email reports
When you have a report open:
- Select the Email icon.
- Check report preview, then select Email.
- Enter or update recipient email address, subject, email body and report title.
- Select Send.
Set up general report preferences
- Go to Settings ⚙ and select Account and settings
- Select Advanced.
- In the Accounting section, select the pencil icon.
- Select the Accounting method dropdown and choose Accrual or Cash.
- Select Save and then Done.
Do more with reports in QuickBooks
Learn more about report features and specific reports to get the info you need:
