Discounts taken now showing as bills to pay

You'll have to link the discount to the Bill, Deanna B.

Let me show you how:

1. Go to the Vendors menu and select Pay Bills.
2. Select the vendor bill.
3. Click the Set Discount button.
4. Enter the Amount of Discount.
5. Select the Discount Account.
6. You can click Add New if the income account is not yet listed.
7. Click Done.
8. Click Pay Selected Bills.

You can learn more about applying a discount to a bill in this article: Pay bills in QuickBooks Desktop.

Also, feel free to check these resources that provide insights when managing vendor credits and applying them for future reference:

• Manage vendor credits
• Applying for vendor credits

If you have further questions about discounts and bills, please post them below. I'll be here to back you up.

I don't believe this is the correct solution.  If I look at the general ledger, the COGS purchase is showing up correctly and the purchase discount is showing up correctly too.  If I reprocess the discount, the discount is going to be recorded twice.

I don't believe this is the correct solution.  When looking at the General Ledger, the original purchase is showing correctly and the discount is showing correctly too. If I follow your instruction, the discount would be recorded twice.  I'm wondering if this is a Quickbooks programming issue making this amount show up on the Pay Bills screen and appear on the Unpaid Bills detail as well.

Thanks for getting back and sharing your insights, @Deanna B.

What you've noticed is correct. Creating another discount will double the amount on your reports. Once you record bill payments, the credit or discount you've created will automatically be attached to it. 

If you want to apply this to your open bills, simply go to the Bill payments Credits section and link it. Let me show you how:
 

1. Go to the Vendors menu and select Pay Bills.
2. Check the bill you want to reapply for the discount.
3. Click the Set Discount button.
4. From the Credits section, then choose the bill payment with an applied discount.
5. Select Done and click Pay Selected Bills. 
6. Choose Done to close the transaction.

Paying bills is part of your usual accounts payable workflow in QuickBooks Desktop. To see the complete list of workflows and other vendor-related transactions, please check this article: Account Payable Workflow.

Please let me know if you need further assistance in handling your bills in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). I'll be here to help you out. Have a good one.

I followed your instruction but there are NO credits to be set against the bills that are showing that "need to be paid".  As mentioned, the discount was set against the bill originally and I recognize and confirmed what's showing in the Bills to be Paid is the discount amount from a previous transaction.  My problem is still not being solved.