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aes74
Level 2

How do I categorize income from my contract work?

Hi, I am a bookkeeper, and I also do contract work for another bookkeeper as well. I am not an employee of their company. How do I categorize the income deposits that come in to my bank account from that work? 

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QuickBooks Team
QuickBooks Team

How do I categorize income from my contract work?

Let me help you categorize income from your contract work, aes74.

 

We can create a sales receipt or deposit then select an income account to record the transaction. You can follow the steps and details in the Create and send sales receipts in QuickBooks Online article to enter the sales receipt. To make a deposit, just follow the steps below:

  1. Click the + New Plus icon. 
  2. Select Bank Deposit.
  3. In the Add funds to this deposit section, go to the Account column and choose the income account.
  4. Fill out the information in all the columns in the Add funds to this deposit section. 
  5. Press Save and close or Save and new.

 

To learn more about this one, see the Record and make bank deposits in QuickBooks Online article. Feel free to visit our Banking page for more insights about managing your bank feeds and reconciling accounts.

 

If you need to take care of other things in QuickBooks, I'm with you every step of the way. Just leave a comment below and I'll get back to you. Have a great day. 

aes74
Level 2

How do I categorize income from my contract work?

I see what you're saying about the bank deposits, but I created an invoice and was paid by this company. So I'm wondering why it doesn't automatically show a match when that amount comes in? Will it do that or do I code it a certain way?

Maybelle_S
QuickBooks Team

How do I categorize income from my contract work?

Recording payments are manually done in QuickBooks, @aes74.

 

However, there's a feature in QuickBooks Online that you can automatically apply credits to invoices. You simply need to turn on the feature.

 

Let me show you how:

 

1. Click the Gear icon at the upper right corner.

2. Under Your Company, click Account and Settings.

3. Go to the Advanced tab in the left panel.

4. Select Automation and put a checkmark for Automatically apply credits.

5. Click OK, and then Done.

 

Check out this link to learn how and when to give a credit memo or delayed credit to customers: Create and apply credit memos or delayed credits in QuickBooks Online.

 

You are always welcome to get back in touch with me if there's anything else you need concerning QuickBooks. Just leave a comment below, and I'll help you.

aes74
Level 2

How do I categorize income from my contract work?

Thanks for your reply; I went into the advanced settings and this was already turned on. 

MirriamM
Moderator

How do I categorize income from my contract work?

Hello there, @aes74.

 

Allow me to join the thread and provide information on how to match your downloaded transaction to the invoice. 

 

If you created a Deposit and created a Received payment option, you'll see duplicates. To fix this, you can delete one of the payments either the deposit from your bank feeds or the received payment you recorded.

 

If you prefer to delete the Receive Payment, here's what you'll need to do in linking the added Deposit to the invoice. 

 

To delete the Receive Payment:

  1. In the left menu, click Accounting.
  2. Go to the Chart of Accounts tab.
  3. Locate the bank where the payment was deposited and click View register under the Action column.
  4. Find the Payment and click Delete.
  5. Choose Yes to confirm.

 

After that, let's edit the Deposit, the one added from your bank feeds to change the ACCOUNT column to Accounts Receivable so we can apply it to the invoice.

  1. Go to the bank register.
  2. Locate and select the Deposit.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. In the Bank Deposit window under the Add funds to this deposit section, select Accounts Receivable A/R under the ACCOUNT column.
  5. Click Save and close.

 

Then, use the Receive Payment option to link the invoice and deposit. 

  1. In the left menu, click the + New button.
  2. Select Receive payment.
  3. Choose the Account and check the Invoice and Deposit under the Credits section. 
  4. Click Save and close.

 

Once done, go back to your bank's register to review your transactions. You'll see that there were no duplicates and the actual deposit you received from your customer was linked to the invoice. 

 

To know more on how to manage bank downloaded transactions and customer payments, see the below articles:

 

In case you want to reconcile the account in the future, here's an article for your guide: Reconcile an account in QuickBooks Online

 

If you have more questions about this or other QuickBooks concerns, feel free to reach back out. I'll be around the corner to help. Have a great day.

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