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dan543
Level 2

The paypal sync does not appear to be downloading refunds, only sales receipts and transfers out. Are there settings or configurations I can't see?

 
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Best answer January 17, 2022

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ReymondO
QuickBooks Team

The paypal sync does not appear to be downloading refunds, only sales receipts and transfers out. Are there settings or configurations I can't see?

Hi there, @dan543.

 

 All transactions being downloaded to QuickBooks Online are dependent on what the financial institution provided. 


It's possible that PayPal hasn't confirmed the refunds yet on their system. This can be the reason why it isn't downloading in the Banking page. 

 

To verify, I'd recommend contacting PayPal support. They have the tools that could check your account and address the cause of the issue. 

In the meantime, you can manually import transactions from PayPal. This will help us ensure that your books are updated. Here's how:

 

  1. Login to your QuickBooks Online account.
  2. Select Apps from the left menu.
  3. Click My Apps at the top.
  4. Locate the Sync with PayPal app card.
  5. Select Settings on the Sync with PayPal app card.
  6. A new tab opens.
  7. Click Run in the Manual Import section. Once there, enter the desired date range and select Run.

 

Please make sure to "uncheck" the  Re-Import previously imported transactions box. That way, the new transactions will not overwrite the previously imported transactions.

 

Here are some useful resources you can use while connected with the app. 

 

 

I'm here to assist you again if you have other questions about QuickBooks Online. Simply click the Reply button and leave a comment below. Have a good one. 

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ReymondO
QuickBooks Team

The paypal sync does not appear to be downloading refunds, only sales receipts and transfers out. Are there settings or configurations I can't see?

Hi there, @dan543.

 

 All transactions being downloaded to QuickBooks Online are dependent on what the financial institution provided. 


It's possible that PayPal hasn't confirmed the refunds yet on their system. This can be the reason why it isn't downloading in the Banking page. 

 

To verify, I'd recommend contacting PayPal support. They have the tools that could check your account and address the cause of the issue. 

In the meantime, you can manually import transactions from PayPal. This will help us ensure that your books are updated. Here's how:

 

  1. Login to your QuickBooks Online account.
  2. Select Apps from the left menu.
  3. Click My Apps at the top.
  4. Locate the Sync with PayPal app card.
  5. Select Settings on the Sync with PayPal app card.
  6. A new tab opens.
  7. Click Run in the Manual Import section. Once there, enter the desired date range and select Run.

 

Please make sure to "uncheck" the  Re-Import previously imported transactions box. That way, the new transactions will not overwrite the previously imported transactions.

 

Here are some useful resources you can use while connected with the app. 

 

 

I'm here to assist you again if you have other questions about QuickBooks Online. Simply click the Reply button and leave a comment below. Have a good one. 

dan543
Level 2

The paypal sync does not appear to be downloading refunds, only sales receipts and transfers out. Are there settings or configurations I can't see?

Yes, it was the "Download Reversals" switch that was not selected.  Odd. That should be default selected as "Yes" I would think for most users.  Thanks for the tip.

imcom
Level 1

The paypal sync does not appear to be downloading refunds, only sales receipts and transfers out. Are there settings or configurations I can't see?

The solution is to enable "Sync Hold and Reversal Transactions" with these steps:

  1. Go to Banking
  2. Press the pencil icon to edit "PayPal Bank"
  3. Press "Edit settings"
  4. Press pencil icon in top right to edit it.
  5. Place a checkmark in "Sync Hold and Reversal Transactions"

 

These instructions are for when using "Accountant view" and may be slightly different for "Business view."

 

Thanks to dan543 (the asker) for guiding me to this solution.

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