P&L Statements missing deposits made in January for money that was received last December??

Thank you for posting here in the Community, crmisci1.

The possible reason those deposits aren't showing up in the Profit and Loss Statement is the date range is incorrect. You'll have to make sure to choose the correct date before printing the report.

You can also check this article to learn how to customize reports: Customize reports in QuickBooks Desktop.

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CharleneMae

Thank you very much for your reply.  I have the correct date range.  My exact issue is as follows:

Client comes in on December 20, 2018 to make a payment on an Invoice.  I enter the payment on 12/20/2018, entering the payment into the "Undeposited Funds" Account on 12/20/2018.

Another Client comes in on December 30, 2018, and makes a payment.  I do the same thing: enter the payment on 12/30/2018, entering the payment into the "Undeposited Funds" Account on 12/30/2018.

On January 7, 2019, I deposit both payments into my Business Account.  I enter the deposit on my QuickBooks.

At the end of the year 2019, I run a P&L Statement for the entire year, but for some reason, the payments received in 2018, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE DEPOSITED INTO MY BUSINESS ACCOUNT ON JANUARY 7, 2019, do not show up on the P&L.

Is there any way to fix this problem??  Thank you.

Let me share with you some information, @crmisci1.

Profit and loss is a useful report as it shows you your net profit (or loss) based on your Income & Expenses, and that can be used to come up with some cost-cutting strategies. A balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that lists the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity at a particular point in time. Since the received amount is considered an asset it will be shown up on the Balance sheet report instead of P&L report.

Let me guide you on how to run a Balance sheet report:

1. Open your QuickBooks desktop company file.
2. Go to Reports tab, below select Company & Financial.
3. On the side arrow, choose Balance sheet.

This would do it, you can also customize your reports in QuickBooks.

Let me if you have additional questions by leaving a comment on this post, have a great day!

@Joseph_A, you didn't address the problem. I dont think you understand the question.

I have the same problem, checks received in one year, and deposited to a bank account in the following year dont show up in the P&L. But they DO show up in the balance sheet. This causes the P&L and balance sheet to disagree. There has to be a simple explanation.

Thank you for following up in this thread, censibleaccountant.

I'd like to share what I know about how money movement works in QuickBooks Desktop.

I suggest consulting an accountant to check how it should be recorded in QuickBooks. There possible reasons why the data shown on both reports are incorrect. Here are the possible reasons:

• The Balance Sheet summarizes data at a specific point in time and Profit and Loss summarizes data just for the selected period.
• The dates or bases of the reports do not match or the filters are set incorrectly.
• The Fiscal Year preference is not set properly.
• The transactions were not matched when you uploaded transactions from your bank.

You can check these articles that'll surely answer some questions about the data shown on your financial reports:

• What’s the Undeposited Funds account?

• Deposit payments into the Undeposited Funds account in QuickBooks Desktop

• Add and match Bank Feed transactions in QuickBooks Desktop

Click the reply button below for follow-up questions about financial reports. I'll be here to help. Enjoy your week!