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Raniac
Level 1

Adjustment to previous year's expenses

Hello! I do the bookkeeping for 2 condo buildings that used to operate as one - one bank account, one set of financials, etc. Since 2017, they operate as 2 separate entities with their own accounts with expenses being split 50/50. I was just informed that common expenses have to be split 54/46 and not 50/50. I'm not sure how to  make adjusting entries to the affected categories for each year so I can refund the money to the building that overpaid and charge the building that underpaid.  I'm assuming I can't create a journal entry for each affected category because it will change the financials from previous years. So do I add some type of "adjusting account" and just bundle the refund and the over payments in there so the categories remain intact? Do I bundle all the adjustments from the previous years into this 1 account? It seems very overwhelming and I don't want to make a mistake.  Thank you!

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Nick K
QuickBooks Team

Adjustment to previous year's expenses

Hi Raniac,

 

Great job catching the change in expenses and working towards fixing it. QuickBooks Online makes it easy for you to enter and track your expenses so you can find where to start. I can help point you in the right direction.

 

When you are looking at how to adjust accounts and how to make changes from previous years balances it is best that you reach out to your accountant. This is due to an accountant being trained on how to make these changes and adjust accounts. If you don't currently have an accountant we can help with that by going to our find an accountant page to find one in your area to help.

 

Once you talk to your accountant and they tell you what needs to be done we can assist on how to enter it.

 

Hope this helps get you back on track!

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