How do I apply a dealer's commission as a payment on an invoice for something he owes us for?

Thanks for reaching the Community space, @soparopah21.

You can create a service item, so you can apply the dealer's commission to an invoice. I'll show you how:

1. Go to the Sales menu then select the Products and services tab.
2. Select New.
3. Choose Service.
4. Enter the new product or service information then select Save and close. (Note: When adding non-inventory items and services, check the I sell this product/service to my customers box to make these items and services show up when creating invoices and bills.)

Once done, you can now create an invoice. Here's how:

1. Go to the + New button.
2. Select Invoice.
3. In the Product/Service drop-down list, choose the service item created then fill out the necessary details.
4. Select Save and Send.

You can browse these articles for more details:

• Add product and service items to QuickBooks Online
• Create invoices in QuickBooks Online

I've included these articles that will help you manage your product and services in QuickBooks:

• Change Product and Service types
• Group your products and services into different categories

 Please let me know if there's anything I can help you succeed with. I'd be happy to answer it for you. Have a great day!

Thanks, that helped, but it did not solve the problem, since I still had to create a journal entry to make sure the commissions were added to the dealer's 1099.