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DS33431
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How to record 3rd Party Processing Company Annual Fee

Some of our clients are requiring us to enroll in third-party processing companies that they use to receive payments from them on select projects (for example Vendorshield). We are a small design firm and primarily receive payments via checks or wire transfers. We don't use these third-party companies except for the few projects that these clients are affiliated with.

 

My question is - what is the best way to record this expense as we pay a fee using it either annually as a membership, or per payment that is received from the client. Thank you for your input!

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JoesemM
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How to record 3rd Party Processing Company Annual Fee

Let me guide you on what to do, @DS33431.

 

You'll have to create an expense account first and use that to record the payment fee. Then, you can enter it as a line item when making a deposit under the Expense column.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Lists menu, then select Chart of Accounts.
  2. To add an account, click at the bottom of the Chart of Accounts.
  3. Choose Expense or Other Expense as the account type.
  4. Enter the name (processing fees/bank fees), then fill in the required details.
  5. Tap OK.

 

Once you're done, you can now make a bank deposit and record the fee. To record a bank deposit, follow the steps below:

 

  1. Select Make Deposits from the Banking page.
  2. Add the payment, then enter the processing with its amount (negative).
  3. Tap Save and Close.

For more details, on the steps I've shared above check out these articles:

 

 Also, when you have QuickBooks Payments, QBDT groups the customer payments you process each day and deposits them as a single bank deposit into your account. To know more about this, you can refer to this article: Automatically record QuickBooks Payments bank deposits.

 

We're always here in the Community to help if you have other questions related to QuickBooks. Stay safe, @DS33431.

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