You're not alone in dealing with this in QuickBooks! When you’ve got non-inventory parts marked for a specific customer, Quickbooks kinda nudges you to put them under Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), which is not always spot-on for every situation.
If it's just an expense for repairs and not something you're selling directly (like raw materials for production), you’d probably wanna use an expense account specific to repairs or services rather than COGS. This matters ‘cause using the wrong account can mess up your reports, showing higher costs related to sold goods that ain't right.
You can fix this by going to yer item list, finding the part, and editing it. Under the expense account section, pick something more fitting, like Repairs & Maintenance or whatever service-related account you've got. Just remember, changing stuff from the past affects previous reports, so be careful. You might wanna chat with an accountant to check these changes. Yeah, it can be kinda tricky, and QuickBooks doesn’t make it's logic super clear here sometimes.
It’s all about making sure your accounting tells the real story of what you're spending on, and trust me, having clear financials gives you a better view of how well your business is doign.
