I'm sure your daughter would be happy to receive the gift, @CB601.
Rest assured I can guide you on how to apply your gift to cover some of your daughter's job materials.
You can record a bank deposit and use the Accounts Receivable A/R account in the line item to serve this as customer credit. This way, you can apply the credit as invoice payment to your daughter's job materials. Let me show you how:
- Go to the Banking menu in your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT)
- Select Make Deposits.
- In the Payments to Deposit window, select OK to close it
- Choose the account you want to put the deposit into from the Deposit to drop-down.
- Select your daughter's job under the RECEIVED FROM column.
- Choose the Account Receivable A/R account under the FROM ACCOUNT column.
- Enter the amount and the needed details, then click Save & Close.
You can also check this link for more details: Record and make bank deposits in QuickBooks Desktop.
Once done, you can now create an invoice for your daughter's job and apply the credit to record the payment. You can refer to the Option 3 section in this article for guidance: Give your customer a credit or refund in QuickBooks Desktop for Windows.
I'd also suggest working with your accountant for further guidance on other ways to record this. Furthermore, I'm adding this resource that serves as your guide in making sure your accounts stay accurate: Reconcile an account in QuickBooks Desktop.
If you need more help recording gifts and jobs in QBDT, you can also tag me in your reply. I'll be more than happy to work with you again. Have a good one and keep safe!