Hi Beth101,
It's essential you're recording your transactions the right way so you can prevent errors in your books. I'll be glad to steer you in the right direction with this so you can get back to doing what you love.
To ensure accuracy in your books, I recommend contacting an accounting professional to get more info on how to enter the transactions in QuickBooks. Doing this will help prevent any future discrepancies in your books. You can also reach out to accounting professionals on our site using this link here.
I'll also leave this question here so other accounting professional members can chime in. Let me know if you have other questions. I'm here to help.