Track customer loans in QuickBooks Online
by Intuit•24• Updated 2 months ago
Learn how to record, track, and use loans in QuickBooks Online.
In QuickBooks, you can record and keep track of loans and payments. Depending on the purpose of the loan, there are different ways to record them in QuickBooks. Follow the option suited to your needs.
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Option 1: Use loans to close open invoices
Step 1: Create an account to track the loan and its repayment
- Go to Settings , then select Chart of accounts (Take me there).
- Select New, then select Assets.
- From the Save account under and Tax form section dropdown, select Loans to Others.
- On the Account name field, enter a recognizable name like "Loan - customer name".
- Select Save without entering an opening balance.
Step 2: Create a journal entry
This journal entry creates the opening balance of the loan and adds credit in the accounts receivable for that customer. You can apply the credit to open invoices.
- Go to + New, then select Journal entry.
- On the first line, from the Account dropdown, select the account you created to track the loan.
- On the Debits field, enter the loan amount.
- On the second line, from the Account dropdown, select your accounts receivable.
- From the Name dropdown, select the customer you want to give a loan.
- Select Save.
Option 2: Issue a multi-purpose loan to your customer
Step 1: Create an account to track the loan and its repayment
- Go to Settings , then select Chart of accounts (Take me there).
- Select New, then select Assets.
- From the Save account under and Tax form section dropdown, select Loans to Others.
- On the Account name field, enter a recognizable name like "Loan - customer name".
- Select Save without entering an opening balance.
Step 2: Issue a check for the loan
- Go to + New, then select Check.
- From the Bank Account dropdown, select the account you used to fund the loan.
- On the first line, from the Category dropdown, select the account you created to track loans.
- On the Amount field, enter the loan amount.
- Select Save and close.
Step 3: Record customer payments
QuickBooks doesn’t calculate interest automatically. To manually calculate the interest due on the current payment, take the loan balance and multiply it by the interest percentage, then divide by 12 for one month’s interest.
- Go to + New, then select Bank deposit.
- From the Account dropdown, select the account you used to fund the loan.
- On the first line, from the Received from dropdown, select the name of the customer with the loan.
- From the Account dropdown, select the account you created to track loans.
- From the Amount dropdown, enter the amount they paid.
Important: If you charge customers with interest, on the second line, select the account you use to track interest income and enter the amount of the interest. - Fill out the rest of the fields accordingly.
- Select Save and close.
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