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JSTS
Level 1

Employer gave an employee a loan, how would I book this?

Hello QBO Community,

 

We are a small business in the auto transportation industry as a broker. One of our sales rep. (full commission) borrowed $400.00 from the employer because he forgot his own personal card for a personal purchase. This transaction happened on 12.28.2019, The sales rep. paid back the employer in full and the $400.00 was then deposited back in the business account on 1.07.20 (there was no interest charged). My question is how would I go about booking this and will we have to deduct taxes in anyway? I was planning to create a new category for employee loans and expense it that way. Then when with the money coming back in the following month I could book it to one of our income accounts "Loan paid back".

 

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Rustler
Level 15

Employer gave an employee a loan, how would I book this?

an employee loan is not an expense

you set up an asset account, due from [name] and use that as the expense (reason) for the check

then when you are paid back, you deposit the funds and use that same due from account as the source account for the deposit

JSTS
Level 1

Employer gave an employee a loan, how would I book this?

I set up the asset account 'due from employee' the money was taken out of the checking account so there wasn't a check involved.  Would this change the way I go about this?

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