This is for an Automotive Repair shop, I was wondering if/how to create a list of customer's vehicles?

Greetings, timetowaste247.

Welcome aboard to the QuickBooks Community. I can help and guide you on how to create a list of your customer’s vehicles.

I have a few easy steps to do this in your account. The first thing is to create an item list for each vehicle.

Here’s how:

1. Go to List at the top menu bar, then select Item List.
2. Click on the drop-down for Item, and choose New.
3. Under Type, select the category on how you want to track the vehicle.
4. Fill in the necessary fields.
5. Click on OK.

Once completed, you can start using these items whenever you create an invoice for John. On the Invoice page, make sure to click on the Item code drop-down and select the correct vehicle.

This way, all transactions associated with each item are properly tracked in QuickBooks.

I’m also adding a link with detailed answers to your frequently asked questions about adding, modifying and deleting items.

The information I provided should point you in the right direction.

If there’s anything else I can help you with, leave me a comment below. I’ll be right here to assist you further. Have a great day ahead.

@timetowaste247 

No, you do not make an item for a customer car, items are what your business does or sells.

You create the customer, then create a sub customer for each car the customer owns, then you invoice the sub customer (car) for the work done.

@Rustler 

This is also the way that we handle our customer base. Customer with all of their contact information and sub-customer for each vehicle.

What I'd like to know is, why would I use an auto repair invoicing program integrated to quickbooks? Is the sole reason for payroll? Because I'm the only employee, however I plan to hire employees in the future. So do I need quickbooks for any other reason? I minored on accounting in college and my father holds an MBA, just so you know I am familiar with accounting terminology and GAAP Principles. So no need for lamence terms. Thank you.

Hey there, Vodkaspatula.

I appreciate you chiming in on this thread. 

Small businesses use QuickBooks not only for Payroll but its a great software to have as it helps keep track of your finances. There are a few different plans you can chose from. If you think this could fit your business needs, I recommend reaching out to the Sales department team they'll be able to provide more details on the benefits of QuickBooks.

 For QuickBooks Online: Schedule a Callback or start a Chat: select (?)Help in the upper right > type and enter "Contact support" into the QB Assistant > click Contact Us > explain your situation > then hit Let's Talk > choose Get a callback.

For QuickBooks Desktop click here.

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach back out here