disconnect parent from sub customer

I want to help you further with transferring a sub-customer to a different parent account, @kship.

You might want to run the Invoices and Received Payments report to filter the transactions associated to the parent customer and the sub-customer. 

I'm adding the steps below on how to customize the information on the report.

1. Go to the Report menu.
2. Type in Invoice and Received Payments report.
3. Enter the correct reporting period.
4. Click the Customize button.
5. Under Rows/Columns, select Customer.
6. Then, scroll-down to the Filter menu.
7. Tap the drop-down beside the customer field and select the parent, and its sub-customer.
8. Once done, press Run report.

All the customer transactions will be displayed and you can look which one has the name of the sub-customer. Edit the transactions when needed. 

I'm adding here some related links about managing your QBO reports:

• Customize reports in QuickBooks Online
• Run reports in QuickBooks Online
• Common custom reports in QuickBooks Online

Another option is looking at the transaction list under the sub-customer through his/her profile. You can simply go to Sales then Customers. Once done, click the customer name and review their transactions one at a time.

Let me know if it helps you get what you needed for today. I'll be right here to provide further assistance if you need it. Have a wonderful day!

Thank you for the timely response. I ran the report however I did not find the linked transaction(s). All of the parent companies transactions are correctly entered under their name and all of the sub-customer transactions are correctly entered under their name. Any other ideas?

Thank you

Thanks for getting back here and sharing updates with us, kship.

I have other steps to share that can help you look for the transactions associated with the sub-customer account.

First, make sure to use All Dates in the Report Period section. This is for you to see all transactions from the start of your company that might not be included in the date that you selected. 

Second, a possible browser issue might have caused the error message. Let me share additional steps that can resolve common browser issues while working in QBO:

If you have a different browser, use it and log back into QBO. Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari are all compatible with QBO.

If you only have one browser, follow these steps on how to switch to a private or incognito browsing session:

• Ctrl + Shift + N  for Google Chrome
• Ctrl + Shift + P for Firefox
• Control + Option +P if you're using Safari
• Ctrl + Shift + P for Microsoft Edge

Once done, try to disconnect the sub-customer from the parent and check if you're no longer receiving the error. Then, follow the steps in this article on how to clear your browsing history if you're successful: Clear Cache and Cookies to Fix Issues When Using QuickBooks Online.

Please reply back to us again if you're able to disassociate the sub-customer from the parent account. We'd want to make sure that everything is working well in QBO.

I was struggling with this same issue with quickbooks online. I was able to remove the sub company by creating another sub company under the same parent company. QBS online prompted me to merge the companies and when I agree the company no longer became a sub company. I tried it once and it did not work but when I changed to the other duplicate sub company and edited the name and it worked. I'm glad it worked for me and hopefully it helps others.

Can you provide more info. Dealing with same issue, QB unable to resolve.

Thank you for joining the thread, @Sunshinestate.

Allow me to provide information about the error in being unable to change who the customer bills with in your QuickBooks Online (QBO).

To start, I recommend that you review your invoices carefully to ensure that you don't have any invoices where the sub-customer is being billed to the parent. Also, it would be helpful to run the Invoices and Received Payments report to filter transactions associated with both the parent customer and the sub-customer.

Here's how:

1. Go to the left navigation panel, and select Reports.
2. Type in Invoice and Received Payments in the search report by name.
3. Click the Customize button, and filter the Report period.
4. Under Rows/Columns, select Customer, Date, Transaction Type, Number, and Amount.
5. Scroll down to the Filter menu.
6. Tap the drop-down beside the customer field and select the parent and its sub-customer.
7. Then, click Run Report.

Once done, all the customer transactions will be displayed and you can see which one has the name of the sub-customer. Edit the transactions when needed. As an alternative option, you look at the transaction list under the sub-customer through their profile. To do so, you can simply go to the Sales and then Customers. After that, click the customer name and review their transactions one at a time.

I'll also add these articles that'll help you in managing your reports:

• Customize reports.
• Run reports.

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any other questions about the steps above on how to find the linked invoices or payment. I'm always here to help. Wishing you and your business continued success.

It has been so long I can't really remember but I think I was able to run a report and somehow see who was linked to a parent account and then go in and edit that. Or maybe I just went through each one until I found it. Sorry I'm not much help!

What does "Edit the transactions when needed" actually mean?  I have same issue.  We did check the Bill to Parent for the subcustomer, and applied the payment to the Parent/subcustomer.  What exactly am I editing?

thank you.

I know how important it is to know when edit transactions are needed, JoAnn56. Let me provide you with the process to proceed.

To clarify, the term "Edit the transactions when needed" mentioned by my colleagues is only an advice if ever you made a mistake on your open invoices.

Let me add this reference to provide you with the purpose of the edit transactions: Find, review, and edit transactions in account registers in QuickBooks Online.

Feel free to leave a response below, if you need further assistance reviewing your transactions and making quick edits. I'm always here to assist you anytime.