If my customer pays for tires using a cc on my square pos, but I order the tires and pay with a business check upon delivery, how can I make it not an expense?

it is an expense

you bought tires, expense

you sold tires, income

on the P&L income is reduced by expense to get net profit or loss

Good Afternoon, @InandOutHandCarWash.

I'm here to help you get back to business.

Instead of recording the payment as an expense, you can record that on your QuickBooks Online as a Billable Expense, but it's still going to show as the business paying for it.

How to turn on Billable Expense:

1. Go to Account and Settings ⚙, then select Account and Settings.

2. Go to the Expenses tab

3. From the Bills and expenses section, select Edit ✎.

4. Select the following:

• Show Items table on expense and purchase forms
•  Track expenses and items by customer
• Make expenses and items billable

5. (Optional) Set up the following:

• Markup rate
• Billable expense tracking
• Sales tax charge
• Bill payment terms

6. Select Save, then Done.

Once the Billable Expense Tracking option is turned, you can now record billable expenses.

I'm providing a link below with some additional information about billable expenses as well:

Billable Expenses

If you have any more questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach back out. Happy Monday!