Non Inventory Expense

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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.

Oh, I've been there. The connection issue you've got between Fishbowl and Quickbooks can be kinda tricky. You mentioned an XML parsing error, right? That's usually a sign Fishbowl's struggling to communicate with Quickbooks. It can't read your Quickbooks file properly.

First, make sure both are up-to-date. Sometimes one gets an update, and uhh, they just fall out of sync. If updates ain't the problem, check the Quickbooks company file. These parsing errors can come from a corrupted file. Use QuickBooks' Verify and Rebuild Data functions to see if the file's okay.

And hey, double check your access rights in Quickbooks too. If Fishbowl's connection settings got altered somehow, that might mess up the link. Also, make sure the QuickBooks file isn't in multi-user mode during your connection attempt. That can cause issues too.

If that still doesn't do it, check the QBXML permissions on the Fishbowl side. Make sure it's good to read/write the QuickBooks data. Sometimes you need to resave those network settings in Fishbowl to give it a nudge.

If all else fails, you might need to disconnect QuickBooks from Fishbowl and set it all up again. Yeah, it's a hassle, but sometimes starting fresh is the best way out. And don't forget those error logs; they can really help pinpoint the issue.