Is there something I can do to ensure that specified names in journal entries are subsequently reflected in ledger reports for those accounts?

Thanks for sharing your query today, Dan. I'll help explain why the names from the created Journal entries do not appear in General Ledger (GL) reports.

QuickBooks relies on the source and targets to build company and financial reports. This means the data you see on every report is derived from the details of its source transaction.

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@Dan-Lindberg  You can use functions that aren't Journal Entries to enter your transactions.

That's about it; QB reports and Journal Entries have had a long and unhealthy history.