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July 28, 2021
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Progress Invoicing - QB Enterprise

  • July 28, 2021
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Creating a progress invoice from an estimate works fine.  Create the invoice, print or email and then close the invoice.  However on some invoices, when I open invoice again, the Current % column is blank and I have to void the invoice and re-create to get the %'s correct for the next progress billing.  It does not happen on all invoices, what am I doing wrong.

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DivinaMercy_N
Moderator
July 28, 2021

Thanks for posting here, @pbhcpa.

 

Allow me to provide info about your issue. Once the invoice was marked as paid, it will be considered closed. Reopening or editing it will not affect your reports. To know more about progress invoices, check out this article: Set up and send progress invoices in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Also, make sure that your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) program is updated to the release so you always have the updated components and fixes. 

 

Then, monitoring your progress invoices in QBDT is easy. To do so, you can run the Job Progress Invoices vs. Estimates report. 

 

  1. Go to the Reports menu.
  2. Select the Jobs, Time & Mileage from the list.
  3. Click Job Progress Invoices vs. Estimates.
  4. If you need to filter some data so the report will only display the info you need, simply click the Customize Report button. 

 

If you have more questions about progress invoicing, feel free to click the Reply button below. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Have a good one. 

pbhcpaAuthor
July 28, 2021

Thank you for the information, however I know how to create an invoice from an estimate and how to track the progress billing.  My issue is that once the invoice is created showing a % billed it is fine.  However when I open the invoice on another day (and this does not happen to all progress invoices, only a few), the invoice total is correct but the % billed is gone (the % column is blank) and the estimate doesn't recognize that the % has been billed.  I have to void the original invoice and then re-create it and then all is fine.  I cannot determine why it happens on some and not on others as I am doing everything the same when creating the invoice from the estimate.  I've done a verify data and all is good.  I suppose I need to re-install QB on my workstation.  I was hoping someone else had a similar issue and had found a solution.

June 17, 2022

regarding progress invoicing.  The job is billed in full however the prior amount billed for one of the line items is not correct it should show $8,850 billed and it only shows $1,600 billed so it thinks we should bill another $7,250 but that is not correct.

July 22, 2022

Can I create a progress billings from an estimate and not charge employee time and costs against the estimate until I do the last invoice ?

Level 4
July 22, 2022

Let me provide some insights into how progress invoicing works in QuickBooks Online (QBO), Papamark.

 

Yes, you can create invoices without charging the employee time. Progress invoicing is billing for a project that stretches over days, weeks, months, or sometimes even years. You can choose how much of an estimate you'd like to convert into an invoice, keep track of home you've invoiced, and continue converting from the original estimate until it has been fully invoiced. You can follow the steps below: 

 

  1. Log in to your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) company as an admin.
  2. Go to the File menu, then select Switch to Single-user mode.
  3. Move to the Edit menu, then choose Preferences.
  4. Click Jobs & Estimates from the list.
  5. Tap the Company Preferences tab.
  6. Hit Yes in the DO YOU CREATE ESTIMATES? section. Then select Yes in the DO YOU DO PROGRESS INVOICING? section.
  7. Press OK.

 

The next step is to create an estimate. Here's how:

 

  1. Move to the Customers menu, then select Create Estimates.
  2. Choose the customer in question.
  3. Fill out the rest of the estimate.
  4. Hit Save & Close.

 

Lastly, here's how to create progress invoices:

 

  1. Go to the Customers menu, then select Customer Center.
  2. Choose your customer on the list.
  3. Open the estimate in question on the customer's page.
  4. Tap Create invoice from the toolbar.
  5. Choose the specify on what to include on the invoice.
  6. Fill out the rest of the invoice, then send it to your customer.

 

Here's more information about setting and using this feature: Set up and send progress invoices in QuickBooks Desktop.


I am also adding this article to refer to in resolving common issues when applying a payment towards an invoice: Resolve common issues when you receive payments towards an invoice.

 

Please let me know if you have more questions related to progress invoicing or other concerns. I'm here to answer them. Have a great day!

July 22, 2022

This is QB Enterprise.  At what point do you close the time out against the estimate.  So you formally set up a project ?