I am struggling to set up my account properly in quickbooks to get started, I have made entries in expenses but they do not seem in the right place

It’s important to set up the right account to run detailed reports and get clear insights into your business, sydgaskin.

If the expense account you set up is not providing you the right category for your transaction, we can review the detail type. This gives you more info about what you can track with each account type in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

Here's how you can review the account setup:

1. Click Accounting on the left side menu.
2. Choose Chart of Accounts.
3. Select the expense account and click the Action drop-down button and choose Edit.
4. Review the Detail Type of the account. If it is not the correct one, you can change it to track the transaction properly.
5. Hit Save and Close.

For more details about detail types in the Chart of Accounts, you can check out this article: Learn about detail types in the chart of accounts.

To learn more about setting up an account in QBO, you can check out these articles:

• Create a new account in your chart of accounts in QuickBooks Online
• Manage default and special accounts in your chart of accounts

Keep me posted by leaving a comment below if you need anything else with managing your account. I'm here to help.

Maybe i haven't explained myself properly, i have a small property rental business, i need to be able to list my rental income and my expenses ie light heat insurance repairs etc. Maybe quicken is too technical for me but I feel once I get it started it will be ok.