I agree with this 100%. I have the same issue and some business. It would be greatly appreciated if this can me implemented soon. 

Thank you

QUICKBOOKS TEAM -

Our board of directors has suggested other accounting platforms -- THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THIS is the inability to track multiple parameters with the flexibility that we need.

I keep seeing the responses of "try using class instead of location."  I use class, and I need to be able to use location with the same flexibility.  Please escalate this.  YOU ARE DEFINITELY LOSING CLIENTS as they grow due to this oversight.

The ability to track 2 customizable parameters is not a lot to ask.  Your new tag feature is a great solution, though not the same as a designated parameter.

Thank you kindly,

I agree that QB needs to make this a priority. Using classes is great but QBO should be dynamic enough to allow division/location splits in the same way as classes allow. I have 10 clients all on QBO. Most would benefit from this feature. Please allow for a transaction (invoice, deposit, expense, any) to be split into multiple locations!

I can only second all the comments on this page. Being able to allocate different locations to an invoice is paramount to our business and Quickbooks does not offer any appropriate way to get this done. And it does not look like a very difficult thing to add. Best.

Any update on this? This thread started in November 2018? and it's now June 2021!  This is ridiculous.  I run a real estate business and I need to track expenses between locations.  I can't ask my service providers to split bills between locations and I'm using classes for other purposes.  It looks like this is a needed feature for many users.  Why is it taking so long?

Hello, Ned_LeB.

At this time, we're unable to provide a specific ETA as to when you can allocate multiple locations to track expenses. 

While we haven’t added this feature yet, I'd suggest visiting the QuickBooks Blog website to keep you in the loop with the latest features and improvements in the system.

Also, if you have some How do I questions, you can go to our Community Help page. We have articles that have detailed information to address your concerns.

As always, the Community team is here to help you. Keep safe!

til now no updates , its important update 

I think it crazy why QB would not create this feature- splitting a transaction between multiplle locations. This is just a must have

I think it is crazy for QB not to have this capability- spliting a transaction between multiple locations. This is a must have. It has been a long time without this option. It is long overdue you guys implement this. 

Let’s face it, fellow accountants, QBO is not listening to our concerns, they actually couldn’t care less of the professional community.  The location split feature is something their greenest engineer could implement during his/her lunch break.  They simply don’t care.  My firm is actively looking at other options and made the decision to let go of this strange, toxic relationship with Intuit.

Totally agree and I am with you.  Lots of people asking for this and suggesting for years and nothing. 

We're another organization that needs this feature. For over 2 years it has been discussed, but QB apparently doesn't consider it important.  Time to look for another accounting software option!

Any updates to this feature request? Adding multiple locations to an expense is a major need in order for us to use QBO successfully.

Nearly 4 years on from the OP, and you still have done nothing to fix this issue. What is the point of a feature designed to help manage multiple locations, that doesn't let you split common costs such as insurances, QBO subscription, marketing etc etc across locations?

Please don't tell me to use classes - we use those for other purposes, and anyway locations is meant to be designed for this purpose.

Please don't tell me to enter two invoices per cost - that's what we're having to do and it's hugely time consuming, especially when using the bank feed as your starting point for bringing costs into QBO

And please don't tell me you'll take my feedback and pass it on - you've had at least four years of people telling you this is broken, yet have done nothing so far, so I won't believe you if you tell me that.

What are you actually doing to make locations a worthwhile feature?

Here we are in Fall of 2022 and it appears that Quickbooks still has not created a solution to this problem.  It is inconceivable to me that they don't allow companies to slit an expense into multiple locations.  This is so frustrating. Businesses need to be able to split bills between multiple locations.  If you own several apartments / restaurants etc etc, you will have bills that apply to multiple locations and that need to be allocated between these multiple locations.  It seems like a simple technical fix! Instead of applying the expense to only one location, you should be able to allocate either manually or via indicating a % split (both options). As an accountant, Quickbooks seems to be giving me CONSTANT reasons to not recommend Quickbooks.  SO FRUSTRATING

Just here to second ALL of this. It is lazy, unresponsive and irresponsible on Intuit's part. Remove the location from the top and place a column as you would class, as is available in the JE. The fact they suggest entering multiple bills for one invoice smacks of a complete lack of understanding of how this software should be used. Apparently they don't see a need for source documents to match the accounting entries...utterly baffling. 

Hello, @ap2113.

I do understand how inconvenient it is not to be able to add multiple locations to an invoice.  Adding this feature in QuickBooks is actually a great idea and would be of great help to business owners like you. Since this feature isn't available yet, what we can do is send a request for this feature to our product developers.

 We suggest sending feedback by following the steps below:

1. Click the Gear icon in the upper-right corner.
2. Select Feedback under Profile.
3. Share your feedback.
4. Click Next to submit.

Another easy way to share your feedback is to enter them through this link: QuickBooks Online Feature Requests.

Let me also add this article in case you want to personalize your invoice: Customize invoices, estimates, and sales receipts in QuickBooks Online.  

Please don't hesitate to leave a reply below if you have other concerns about your invoices and bills. I'll be around to assist you. Keep safe.

This was in 2019?!  And there has been no improvement?  Locations are so important, but they only work efficiently if you can SPLIT amongst them.  This really is a fix that needs to happen!  And SOON!

Totally agree!   We are already using classes and added a new location to our business, entering multiple Bills for one transaction is very cumbersome.    Please jump this to the front of development!!

We hear you, @bh2023-2.

I see how beneficial on your end to have the feature to enter multiple bills in one transaction in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

With that in mind, I recommend submitting direct feedback to our Product Development Team to hear your suggestions. They might add this to our future product updates. Here's how:

1. Click Settings ⚙, then Feedback.
2. Enter your comments or product suggestions. Then select Next to submit feedback.

You can track feature requests through the QuickBooks Online Feature Requests website.

To learn how to email your expense receipts and bills to get them into QBO, feel free to read this article: Email receipts and bills to QuickBooks Online.

If you have additional suggestions about entering bills in QBO, click the reply button below. We'll respond as soon as possible. Take care always.

Couldn't agree more. My multi location business recently added an e-commerce site and this is hendering accurate reporting and invoicing. 

I have this problem too, I have to post and enter each invoice for each location even though it is on the same invoice.  Another problem is when I pay the invoices with one check it throws it all into the last location.  Examlple $400 iinvoice entered it as 4 invoices at $100 each, location A,B,C & D.  The expense side shows correctly on P&L as $100 for each locations; but when I paid the invoices with 1 check it throws the $400 in location D coming out of bank, instead of $100 to each location.  Any idea how to fix this side?

Let me elaborate on how you can fix the location issue that you're having, Kathy.

Once you enter a check to pay for your bills with different locations, it automatically defaults to Location D. I've added a screenshot for your visual guide:

You'll want to manually change the location and select only the bill that you want to pay under Outstanding Transactions with the same location selected under the Location field, to ensure for the payment to match. See the screenshot below:

Do this again to the rest of the bill so you can accurately pay to different locations.

Furthermore, QuickBooks automatically downloads the latest transactions, learn how you can review, add, and match to the correct transactions to ensure you've correctly categorized them. Check out this article for more details: Categorize Online Bank Transactions In QuickBooks Online.

Please get back to us if you have further questions about your transactions, location or even paying bills. Remember we're always here to help you all the time. Have a nice day!

Here's how I did this.

1. Create a "Prepaid Expense" account with sub-accounts if you'd like with the type "Current Assets."

2. Create a bill using the Prepaid account at the Categorie.  This will not show up in your P&L

3. Make a bill payment against that bill as you would normally do.

Now, those payments will not show up under your P&L.  You'll need to create a Journal entry to move money out of the expense account into the prepaid account.

4. Create a journal entry to credit the Prepaid.  Now, here's the trick.  You can split the DEBITS against different locations.

What do you think?  Good? Bad? Ugly?   It works for me.