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YC9999
Level 1

Draws or Equity

The business I work for made a purchase using a personal credit card. I made a journal entry crediting the purchase to owner's equity. However, the business later paid that credit card bill. Should the payment from the company be credited to the owner's equity or owner's draw or a different account? Thank you

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ChristieAnn
QuickBooks Team

Draws or Equity

Welcome to the QuickBooks Community, YC9999. I'll be sharing the correct account to be used in recording business expenses you made with personal funds. Then, route you to right person to assist you further on this matter so your data stays accurate.

 

When you reimburse a personal funds from company purchased item, you can use Partner's equity or Owner's equity when recording this entry. However, I recommend consulting an accountant to help you choose the right account and ensure your records are in shipshape.

 

To start with,  you can now create a check for reimbursement since you already made a journal entry.

 

Here's how:

 

1. From the Banking menu at the top, click Write Checks.
2. Select the business bank account in the BANK ACCOUNT field.
3. Enter the necessary details. Then, go to the Expenses tab and enter the Partner's equity or Owner's equity in the ACCOUNT column.
4. Enter the amount you want to reimburse.
5. Click Save & Close.

 

Lastly, you may refer to this article to see steps on how you can delete, void, and memorize a check: Create, modify, and print checks.

 

You're always welcome to add any details below if you have further questions in recording transactions in QBDT. I'm always here to back you up, YC9999. Have a great day!

Rainflurry
Level 15

Draws or Equity

@YC9999 

 

Assign the check written by the company to cover the credit card bill to the same equity account that you used for the journal entry credit.  That will reduce the equity account by the same amount as the journal entry and it will appear as though there was no change in owner equity which, at this point, there isn't.

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