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February 7, 2019
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Marking expenses billable

  • February 7, 2019
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When entering a check, I no longer have the option to mark the expense billable.  I enter the check as usual, enter the customer, but the checkbox in the billable column is gone.  I have not changed any settings.  How do I bring it back so I can enter billable expenses?

 

Best answer by IamjuViel

Thank you.  The box is checked next to mark all expenses billable, yet it's still not an option.

 

I get all the stuff about items, but really it's more practical for me to bill expenses directly.  I don't do it often, and I don't need to track job profitability.  I just occasionally pay an expense for a customer and want to add it to their invoice.

 

As I stated in my original question:  I have been doing this for years without a problem, and now- without having changed any settings- it doesn't work.  Is this a new update that doesn't allow it?


Glad to hear again from you, @marcia5.

 

Let me add more details to make sure your expenses are marked as billable.

 

When writing a check, you can only mark billable if you choose expense account and assign a customer job on it. 

 

On the other hand, you also need to make sure that your QuickBooks software is updated to the latest version.

 

If the issue persists, I'd recommend reaching out to our Customer Care Team. An agent will be able to access your account and further assist you via secured remote access session.

 

Here's how to contact us:

  1. Visit: https://help.quickbooks.intuit.com/en_US/contact.
  2. Choose your QuickBooks Product.
  3. Select your QuickBooks Version.
  4. On the Contact Us page, click a topic.
  5. Click on the Get Phone Number button to see the support number.

Stay in touch with me and let me know how it works on your end. I'm always here to help you in making sure you're able to successfully mark expense as billable.

1 reply

qbteachmt
Level 11
February 7, 2019

You didn't show all of the image; if you are Job Tracking, that needs to be on the Items tab. You are supposed to set up and use Items. The Job reporting relies on Items. Items control the flow of data to the accounts, and can be two Sided, for expense and for income as that same thing you incur and charge to the customer. Inventory has three account links. If you are working with the Expenses tab, for COGS or a Balance Sheet account (such as Customer Prepayment or Tenant Security Deposit), that is why you have this issue = the Wrong Tab is being used for the data entry.

 

I have a handout for this, attached.

qbteachmt
Level 11
February 7, 2019

Here's an attached image for items, as an example.