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What is QuickBooks Capital

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 177 •
Image Alt Text Updated 10/21/2026 13:45

Learn about QuickBooks Capital and how it helps you and your business.

QuickBooks Capital is a service offered by Intuit Financing Inc. that provides business loans to eligible QuickBooks customers.  We take a holistic view of your business to create funding options that are right for you.

QuickBooks Capital offers funding in two different ways:

  • By directly underwriting loans.

  • By providing a marketplace for you to explore and match with curated lenders.

Through these two offerings, we can provide QuickBooks customers with a range of funding options including term loans, lines of credit, invoice financing, SBA loans, and more.

Check your business health before you apply for a loan

The Lending Overview page in QuickBooks Online shows information lenders use to review your business. This feature looks at your real-time QuickBooks financials, and tells you what's helping or hurting your chances of getting approved for a loan.

Lending Overview reviews the following info for your business:

  • Average cash balance: How much cash you keep in your accounts over several months. This shows lenders you can make your loan payments.

  • Total sales revenue: How much money your business brings in. This helps lenders decide how big a loan your business can handle.

  • Annual net income: What's left from your income after you pay your expenses for the year. This shows lenders your business makes a profit.

  • Account history: How long your accounts have been open and how steady their activity is. A long, steady record builds trust.

  • Debt repayment activity: How well you've paid back past loans or credit lines. This helps lenders guess how you'll pay back a new loan.

  • Negative payment events: Overdrafts, late payments, or non-sufficient funds (NSF), which is when your account doesn't have enough money to cover a payment. Having a lot of these can lower your chances of approval.

You'll see:

  • What lenders look for and how your business measures up

  • Your strengths and areas to improve

  • Funding offers you may qualify for

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We believe you can accomplish whatever you set out to do, and we're delighted when we can help our QuickBooks customers succeed with a short-term working capital loan.

When QuickBooks Capital is the originating lender, we look at a variety of factors to see if you may qualify for funding, including but not limited to past business history, use of QuickBooks, personal and business credit history, and current liabilities.

In general, we look for a FICO of 580 or higher, and at least $50,000 in revenue in the past year. You shouldn't have any bankruptcies (personal or business) in the previous 2 years, and your business type can't be on our prohibited industry list. We perform a soft pull of your personal credit history which does not affect your personal credit or score.  However, your business credit history may be affected when you apply for a loan with us.

As each small business is unique, we review each application individually. While we generally work within these guidelines, we do not guarantee that all applicants meeting these criteria will qualify for our business loans.

To check whether QuickBooks Capital is available to you, visit QuickBooks Capital. For more answers, check out the FAQ section.

QuickBooks Capital Marketplace

QuickBooks Capital Marketplace is open to all QuickBooks customers whether you use QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop. We use your QuickBooks information to surface options and pre-fill your application with financing partners. We’ve negotiated competitive rates on funding options with our curated partners so you can shop term loans, lines of credit, and more. You’ll be able to see your options without affecting your credit and compare rates with no hidden fees. From there, you can select the funding offer that works best for you and continue your application with the selected lending partner to complete the process.

If you are interested in exploring your options, visit QuickBooks Capital Marketplace.

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