How do I add the address of a foreign vendor? It only allows USA data format.

Thanks for joining the Community, thill5647.

I want to ensure you’re able to smoothly add your foreign vendor using a non-US data format.

Before proceeding, make sure you’re currently using QuickBooks Online Essentials or Plus. If so, turn on the Multicurrency feature first .

Here’s how:

1. Go to the Gear icon at the top.
2. Under Your Company, choose Account and Settings.
3. Click the Advanced tab on the left panel.
4. Click on the Pencil icon for Currency, then choose your Home Currency.
5. Select the Multicurrency box to turn the feature on, then choose Save.
6. Click on Done.

Next, begin the process of adding your vendor. Let me walk you through the steps.

1. Go to Expenses on the left panel, then choose Vendors.
2. Select New vendor.
3. Enter the vendor's name and other information.
4. From the I pay this vendor with drop-down, select the appropriate currency. This is the currency that you use to pay for this vendor’s products and services.
5. Choose Save.

After following the resolution, the vendor should now added to your account.

For information on adding a foreign vendor in a form, I recommend the following article: How to add foreign vendors with their corresponding currency.

Then make sure to go directly to the How to add a foreign vendor in a form for detailed instructions.

Please let me know if I can ever of further assistance. I’ll get back to help. Have a great day ahead!

This is a MAJOR PROBLEM because it is now IMPOSSIBLE to enter a vendor's address that is not based in the USA. We use translators who are not based in the USA. I have one in Canada that I am trying to enter. He lives in Ontario. The PROVICE code, as Canada does not have states, is ON. This is not in the drop-down menu. And Canada does not use a zipcode. They have postal codes, which are alphanumeric and 6 long, vs. the five-digit numeric-only zipcode in the USA. 
So, am I now not allowed to work with vendors who don't have US addresses? 
Or must I use a parallel accounting system to track the many translators I use who don't live or work here?

Or must I put in a fake state and made-up zipcode? 
For now, my vendor works in Milton, Alaska, (AK), and has a zipcode of 11111, instead of Milton, ON, L9E0A4, which I suppose I'll be required to use if I ever work with another new foreign vendor. 

Worse still, I cannot AVOID this by entering the full address in the address box and leaving the state and zipcode boxes empty. NOPE. I AM FORCED TO ENTER INCORRECT INFORMATION there if I'm going to get a vender into the system.
This was NOT a problem before the so-called upgrades to QBO. 
Come on! We live in a global world. FIX THIS.
How about this? Drop-down menu with countries, and then empty boxes for state/province/district and zip/postal codes that let letters and numbers be entered of whatever length?
Or how about letting us SKIP those boxes if the address doesn't fit, which was the way it used to be, if I recall properly.  

Hi Lance,

I understand the challenge of entering global vendor details accurately. Based on the details you have mentioned above, it seems that you are trying to enter the vendor information in the Contactors page. This page is specific to vendors that are eligible for 1099 filing in the United States. 

That said, the vendor address fields are not limited to U.S. vendors. You can manually enter Canadian vendor details by following this format:

• Street Address: 123 Maple Street
• City: Toronto
• Province: ON (Ontario, abbreviation)
• Postal Code: M5H 2N2
• Country: Canada

Here’s how you can enter the vendor’s information:

1. From the left menu, select All Apps, and click Expenses & Bills > Vendors.
   
2. Click the New Vendor button and fill in the vendor details.
3. Scroll down to the Address section and input the Canadian address.
4. Click Save.

Your suggestion for customizable address field labels is a great idea. We truly value feedback that improves the user experience. Here’s how you can share your suggestions with our product team to help accommodate international needs:

1. Go to the Gear icon and select Feedback. 
2. Please provide your input in the designated box.
3. Click Next to submit it.

Please let us know if there’s anything else you need help with.

Well, that is almost helpful. 
I see there are two paths to add new vendors. Those receiving 1099s and those who do not. Vs. the old way, when that was a check box "Track for 1099" or something close to that. 
From a mountain top view, that would seem to clear up problems of not mixing vendors with contractors. I'm sure in a boardroom somewhere that made absolutely perfect sense. Vendors live wherever and don't get 1099s. US Citizens get 1099s. The problem with that logic is that Not All US Citizens, who are required by law to get a 1099, live in the USA. 
I have a contractor who lives in Montreal. If she goes over the trigger amount of payments, I MUST SEND HER A 1099NEC form. But I cannot now. Why? 
It's now IMPOSSIBLE to enter a non-US address into the contractor form. (Waving flags and cheers, ala Monty Python, go here.)

Before, I added the Canadian address. Checked the Box. She appeared on the list of 1099 NECs I had to send. I couldn't use the service Intuit offers or send forms via the web, because the address included a 6-digit alphanumeric Postal Code and gave no place to put Canada.

BUT. I could Order forms and print them out. Expensive for one person, but such is life. 

NOW I CANNOT EVEN OBEY THE LAWS OF THE US with this software. No contractor can live outside the USA. Even all those expatriates who are digital nomads, who must get 1099s, and don't live in the US. 

Really. This DOES need fixing. Not all US Citizens who work for US companies live and work in the USA. PERIOD. Federal law compels those who hire these citizens to do work cannot use the current form of QBO to conform to US laws. Problem. 

I have pointed this out several times.