expensing contractor hours to jobs

Great to see you here, @acctgconsultant19.

I want to make sure you're able to take a full advantage of billable expense feature in QuickBooks Online. Let's get started!

With QuickBooks Online, you can now create a bill for your contractor on behalf of your customer. Here's how:

1. Enable Billable Expense.
   1. Go to the Gear Icon.
   2. Choose Account and Settings.
   3. Select Expenses.
   4. Click the Pencil Icon in the Bills and Expense section.
   5. Make to check the following:
      • Show Items table on expense and purchase forms.
      • Track expenses and items by customer.
      • Make expenses and items billable.
   6. Click Save..
   7. Hit Done.
2. Create Billable Expense
   1. Click the Plus Icon (+).
   2. Choose either Bill, Expense, or Check.
   3. Select the name of the payee or the contractor.
   4. Type in the Amount and the Description of the transaction.
   5. Put a check mark on the Billable column.
   6. Enter the Markup percentage.
   7. Choose the name of the Customer.
   8. Click Save and Close.
3. Add bill to customer's invoice
   1. Go to the Plus Icon (+).
   2. Select Invoice.
   3. Choose the name of the Customer.
   4. Click Add.
   5. Hit Save.

For additional insights,  you may check out these articles:

• How to enter billable time by job

• Add contractors or vendors when preparing 1099s

That should do it! Stay in touch with us here in the Community if you have other questions about tracking your contractor expense. I'm always here to help.