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August 4, 2020
Question

When I enter a split expense, it's always out of balance. I enter +5 to one account and -5 to another, and it shows -10, not letting me save. Broken for almost a year!

  • August 4, 2020
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August 4, 2020

I'm here to help you enter split expense transactions, michael126.

 

You can enter positive amounts instead of entering the other split as negative, this way it'll equate to the total expense amount. I'll show you how to split a transaction:

  1. Go to the Banking or Transactions menu and select Banking
  2. Click the bank account. 
  3. Select the Expense transaction, and click Split
  4. In the Split Transaction window, select the expense Category and enter the amount as positive. Do the same thing for the second expense account. 
  5. The Difference should show as zero for you to Save and add

Here are some references that you can check out when handling bank downloaded transactions: Categorize and match online bank transactions in QuickBooks Online.

 

If you need more help with managing your bank feeds, you can always reach out to me. You take care and stay safe always!

August 4, 2020

This is in the QuickBooks app for Android. Entering both as positive still ends up with a negative total.

I realized I can add a 10 as the total expense at the top instead of leaving it at 0 like it used to be (supposed to be) and that seems to work with a +5 and -5, or both +5