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Join nowI have a client that wrote a check out to my business instead of paying through the invoice link. I did not know this until after it was sent out. I use the Self Employed version of quickbooks and I need to be able to make sure that the invoice is marked as paid and relate it to the check once it has been deposited. How can I accomplish this?
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Good morning, d_collins.
Thanks for following up on this thread. I'd be glad to provide some additional info about the invoice that was paid with a check.
Once the invoice has been marked as Paid, head over to the Transactions list, then:
1. Locate the check payment and click the small black arrow to the right of the transaction to expand the options.
2. Enter a note stating something like "This check was paid in association with invoice #123."
3. Select Save when you're finished.
By adding the notation you'll be able to relate the income to the invoice. Please feel free to reach back out if you have any other questions. Take care!
Greetings, @d_collins.
You can manually mark the invoices as paid. I can guide you on how to do it.
Once completed, locate the check payments that your client has paid on the Transactions page. Just make sure to mark it as Income. You can check this article for more detailed insights: What happens when you send an invoice?
Get back to us here if you have other questions about tracking your income and expense transactions in QuickBooks. I'm more than willing to assist.
I did that, but I want to make sure that I can relate that transaction now marked as income to the invoice.
Good morning, d_collins.
Thanks for following up on this thread. I'd be glad to provide some additional info about the invoice that was paid with a check.
Once the invoice has been marked as Paid, head over to the Transactions list, then:
1. Locate the check payment and click the small black arrow to the right of the transaction to expand the options.
2. Enter a note stating something like "This check was paid in association with invoice #123."
3. Select Save when you're finished.
By adding the notation you'll be able to relate the income to the invoice. Please feel free to reach back out if you have any other questions. Take care!
Yeah, that was my initial plan, but I wanted to make sure there wasn't a more elegant way to link the invoice with the income. It isn't a huge issue for me to do it that way, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
Thank you and I'll go ahead and select that as the best answer.
Gotcha, d_collins.
You had it right! But it never hurts to make sure.
You're always welcome here in the Community if you ever have any other questions.
"Mark as Paid" is not a choice. The only choice is "Receive Payment" The issue I have come up with is that the "PAID" watermark no longer shows on the PAID invoice. Also, my invoices are showing paid...YET...the balance is still showing due. I don't know how to make it show the amount paid and then the balance showing $0.00 Please help
Hello there, Recirculate.
Invoices in QuickBooks Self-Employed are for tracking purposes only. The steps provided by IamjuViel should be able to help you mark the invoices as Paid. You can also use this link for reference: Create invoices in QuickBooks Self-Employed.
If the invoices still show as overdue even after marking as Paid, we can do a few troubleshooting steps to get this working again. Cache helps your browser's background processes run smoothly. However, it can also cause issues when piled up. Here's how to get rid of any-cache related concerns:
Otherwise, I'd recommend contacting our Customer Care Team. They can pull up your account and review the details. You can reach them through this link: Contact QuickBooks Self-Employed Support.
Let us know how this goes so we can further assist you.