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Set up advanced account settings in QuickBooks

by Intuit•1• Updated 1 month ago

Note: This article is for customers using QuickBooks Online (Advanced, Essentials, Plus, and Simple Start) and Sole Trader.

The Advanced account settings is where you or your accountant initially set up your company file.

Note: Advanced account settings vary by region.

Set up Advanced account settings

  1. Go to Settings Settings gear icon., then select Account and settings.
  2. From the left menu, select Advanced.
  3. Select the Pencil ✎ icon for each section below to modify your settings.

Preferences for Advanced account settings

Follow the steps below based on the product you are using.

Choose preferences accordingly:

Accounting:

  • Set up the financial year, tax year and set the closing date.
  • Specify your accounting method.
  • Set up Default tax rate selection.

Construction Industry Scheme (CIS): Enable CIS if you're in the construction industry.

Making Tax Digital: Connect to HMRC to stay on top of your tax deadlines and submit digital VAT returns.

Company type: Select the type of tax form your company uses.

Chart of accounts: Enable or disable use of account numbers. Set up Markup income account & Billable expense income account. 

Categories: Add "class" and "location" fields on your forms.

Automation:

  • Pre-fill forms.
  • Automatically apply debits and credits.
  • Auto-enabled workflows.

Projects: Project features to see all sales, expenses, and timesheets by project.

Currency (Essentials and Plus Only): Select if you accept transactions in foreign currencies.

Tax settings:

Select the tax region for calculating income tax.

Other preferences:

  • Date and currency format.
  • Warnings about duplicate cheque number, transaction, and journal numbers.
  • Waiting time before you're automatically signed out of QuickBooks Online.

Choose preferences accordingly:

Accounting:

  • Set up the financial year and tax year.
  • Specify your accounting method.

Construction Industry Scheme (CIS): Enable CIS if you're in the construction industry.

Tax settings:

Select the tax region for calculating income tax.

Other preferences:

  • Date and currency format.
  • Warnings about duplicate journal numbers.
  • Waiting time before you're automatically signed out of QuickBooks.

You now know how to set up your Advanced account settings.

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