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Buy nowOne of the limitations of QBO is that you can only record transactions of a single currency with a vendor (or a customer). If you pay a vendor in more than one currency, you need to setup two separate vendors, e.g. Vendor XYZ (USD) and Vendor XYZ (EUR). This makes reconciling difficult. It would be far better if QBO allowed for transactions in multiple currencies against a single vendor (but that's an issue for another time).
We recently paid a vendor in USD out of our USD-denominated bank account, and later received a partial refund into our EUR-denominated bank account. I have no idea how to record this partial refund because the original payment was with a "different vendor" (really the same vendor, but setup in QBO as the USD version of the vendor).
Any thoughts?
Thanks for dropping by the Community, Yo_Be_Low.
I can see how important it is for your business to be able to directly input the vendor refund from another currency. This allows you to easily track the transaction in QuickBooks Online (QBO).
Let me share an alternative solution on how to record this type of entry in your company. We’ll have to set up a clearing account for the EUR denominated account to record the money received.
Here’s how:
Once done, you can now use the newly created clearing account. For more details, go to the To use a clearing account section in this article: Set up a clearing account. Please know that it’s from the desktop version but the process will work in QBO.
For tips and resources on how to handle your vendors' or customers' transactions, I'm adding some links below where you can access our self-help articles. They’re arranged by topic, so you’ll be able to access each one right away.
Additionally, the following reference provides an overview of how the Multicurrency feature works: Learn about Multicurrency in QuickBooks Online. From there, you'll learn about adding a foreign account, vendor, customer, modifying, or adding a currency.
Click the Reply if you have clarifications about managing vendor refunds. I’ll get back to help and make sure this is taken care of for you. Have a great rest of your day.
I don't believe setting up a clearing account is a viable solution. The EUR denominated bank account is a real bank account that carries a balance. So when I receive a refund into that account, the money stays there.
What I was asking was how to tie that to the original payment which was from a USD account (to the USD version of the vendor).
Hello there, Yo_Be_Low.
We're unable to create a refund that has a different currency from the vendor. You'll want to create a USD refund instead of EUR. You'll want to manually enter the converted amount on the transaction.
I'll be adding articles that will help you manage your currency transactions:
Let me know if you need anything else. I'm always here to help if you have additional questions about recording refunds in QuickBooks.
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