How do you record a check not a charge on a invoice

Hi @burnshomeandrepa,

Let me take care of this query for you. 

In QuickBooks Self-Employed (QBSE), you're able to record income and expenses. Since the check you're referring to isn't a payment for an invoice, you can record it as an expense.

Here's how:

1. Go to the Transactions tab.
2. Click the Add transaction button.
3. Enter the correct date and a short description.
4. Ensure the entered amount is negative since it's an expense. 
5. Assign a category for the transaction.
6. When done, hit Save.

Further details on how you can enter transactions by hand are found in this article: Manually add transactions in QuickBooks Self-Employed. This includes steps on how you can manually enter transactions in your mobile app. 

Feel free to place a comment below if you have other questions in mind. I'll be sure to get back to you. 

Thanks Ryan,

I'm still a little confused. I don't think I explained it correctly. When I make an Invoice for the client and they write me a check for partial payment . How do I enter this on the invoice? So when they're billed it's the remainder owning?

Hi there, burnshomeandrepa.

Thanks for getting back to us and clarifying your concern about tracking the partial payment in QuickBooks Self-Employed. 

In QuickBooks Self-Employed, we're unable to apply for partial payments directly to the original invoice. It's because the product doesn't have a Balance forward feature. With that, we can only manually duplicate the invoice and modify the details, such as the amount. Make sure to enter the partial payment before saving the duplicate one. 

To guide you further, you can follow the steps below:

1. Go to Invoices on the left side.
2. Locate the invoice.
3. Under the Action column, click the drop-down arrow next to the word Send or Send Reminder.
4. Select Duplicate.
5. Enter the partial invoice payment.
6. Click Save.
7. Let's go back to the invoices lists and find the duplicate invoice you've created.
8. Click the drop-down arrow one more time and select Mark as paid. 

Marking the invoice as paid will not automatically record the payments in your Transactions page. We can manually add the partial payment through the help of this article: Manually add transactions in QuickBooks Self-Employed (QBSE).

Let me know if you have other questions about it. I'm always here to guide you further. Take care!