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Gbdecor
Level 1

Newbie to quickbooks. Advice needed

Hello everyone. 

I’m wondering if anyone can help. 

I have decided to give quickbooks self employed a go to save time on laptop etc. 

 

just a couple of things I’m worried about. 

I do mostly private work as a decorator. 

however sometimes I work for contractors as a sub contractor. 

this means say I bill for 100.00. They will take 20% off and only pay me 80.00. So my invoices for them once paid will be 20% less than I billed for. 

how do I get around that as every bill to them will look like they have only paid 80% of the bill so would t mark as being paid. 

I usually give my accountant a ton of paper work. But if I use quickbooks is there a way to just create an actual file of all the quickbooks transactions for the past year and send it to them ? 

I really hope someone can help with these two questions as looking at quickbooks it looks a lot easier and less time consuming than hard copies of everything. 

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JaeAnnC
QuickBooks Team

Newbie to quickbooks. Advice needed

Hello there, @Gbdecor

 

In QuickBooks Online (QBO), we're unable to enter a percentage rate on invoices. You'll need to manually calculate it to a flat rate and enter a negative sign so it will be deducted from the total amount. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to Invoices and Create Invoice.
  2. Select a Customer.
  3. Click Product/Service and select + Add New.
  4. Enter a Name. Select Flat Rate for the Amount type and enter the Amount with a negative (-) sign.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Fill in other fields as you see fit.
  7. Click Save.

 

Additionally, you can send copies of reports to your accountant so they'll have records of your transactions. Alternatively, you may invite them so they can access your company file and accounting information. Here's an article for your guide: Invite an accountant to review your books in QuickBooks Self-Employed.

 

Furthermore, you can connect your bank or credit card accounts to QBSE to download and categorise your recent transactions automatically.

 

Please don't hesitate to reach out to us whenever you have other concerns about invoices. I'll be happy to assist you further. Take care.

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