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esc3210617
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How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

 
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SirielJeaB
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How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

Hello there, @esc3210617.

It's possible that your second company is a nonprofit organization, whereas your first is not. As a result, it appears as "expenditures" rather than "expenses." I recommend reaching out your accountant to confirm the type of organization you have.

Once everything's good, you can change your second company's tax form industry to show expenses in the overview tab. Here's how:
 

  1. Click Gear icon, then go to Account and Settings.
  2. Under company type, click the Pencil icon.
  3. Change your tax form industry by clicking the dropdown button.
  4. Click Save.
     

If you need to record expenses in QuickBooks Online, you can refer to this article: Enter and manage expenses in QuickBooks Online.

Please drop by again if you need further assistance with your QuickBooks Online preferences. Have a great day!

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Jen_D
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How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

Thanks for your interest with knowing the available features you can do in your QuickBooks Online Account, @esc3210617.

 

Having the feature to allow editing the display names of the menus is a great idea to have in QuickBooks Online. However, this option is not yet available for now. The display in the Dashboard is set by default for all users.

 

Please know that our developers are always working on development roadmaps that will be helpful for the majority of our clients. For now, we're unable to share any updates about their work as they handle product updates internally.

 

I want you to know that we wanted to learn about your business needs. Changes in the program are released based on several factors. For this, we would love to hear your requests or suggestions for QuickBooks Online. 

 

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esc3210617
Level 2

How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

I am not looking to edit the menu. I am copying from one company to a new one by following these instructions:

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/back-data/make-copy-quickbooks-online...

 

The menu on the left looks different between the two companies and I want to know why. I prefer to have the

menu appear like the source company (left image).


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SirielJeaB
Moderator

How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

Hello there, @esc3210617.

It's possible that your second company is a nonprofit organization, whereas your first is not. As a result, it appears as "expenditures" rather than "expenses." I recommend reaching out your accountant to confirm the type of organization you have.

Once everything's good, you can change your second company's tax form industry to show expenses in the overview tab. Here's how:
 

  1. Click Gear icon, then go to Account and Settings.
  2. Under company type, click the Pencil icon.
  3. Change your tax form industry by clicking the dropdown button.
  4. Click Save.
     

If you need to record expenses in QuickBooks Online, you can refer to this article: Enter and manage expenses in QuickBooks Online.

Please drop by again if you need further assistance with your QuickBooks Online preferences. Have a great day!

esc3210617
Level 2

How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

Ahh. Thank you. Both of them are nonprofit companies, but the first one might have been setup incorrectly at first and then changed to a nonprofit company. Thanks for the explanation.

RCV
QuickBooks Team
QuickBooks Team

How do I get the menu on the left to say "Expenses" instead of "Expenditures" for my company? I have a different Quickbooks company that says "Expenses".

Thanks for coming back, esc3210617.

 

It's great to hear that your issue was resolved. Also, the changes in the Company type (Tax form and Industry) in the Account and Settings should also reflect on your Chart of Accounts and reports. The changes will affect the system-generated options, reports, or accounts. To learn more about this one, see the Configure an account for a nonprofit organization article. Also, the account type in the Chart of Accounts will be Revenue and Expenditure after configuring the settings to non-profit. We can only manually edit their account names based on your business needs.

 

If you need are in a nonprofit organization, customers are actually donors. Here's how to make sure you see donors instead of customers on reports and forms in QuickBooks:

 

  1. Go to the Gear icon on the top menu.
  2. Choose Account and settings.
  3. Tap Advanced.
  4. Select Edit in Other preferences.
  5. Choose the Customer label dropdown, then choose Donors.
  6. Press Save, then Done.

 

Feel free to visit our Account management page for more insights about managing your Intuit Account.

 

If you have any additional QuickBooks-related concerns, feel free to click the REPLY button below. I'm more than willing to assist you again to improve your experience here in QuickBooks. You have a good one.

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