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Level 7
December 11, 2018
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Is there a way to enter a contract with the total amount and then bill from that contract?

  • December 11, 2018
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I work for a company that has a base contract amount and we want to bill from that contract and add change orders as needed.  How can I do that or do I need a new QB module to do this?

Best answer by NOT MY USER ID

It's called Progress Invoicing.  You first create an estimate, then bill from it.  F1 in QB to open Help, search for Progress Invoicing for details.  (Be sure to turn it on in Preferences > Jobs & Estimates > Company Preferences.)

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NOT MY USER ID
Level 5
December 11, 2018

It's called Progress Invoicing.  You first create an estimate, then bill from it.  F1 in QB to open Help, search for Progress Invoicing for details.  (Be sure to turn it on in Preferences > Jobs & Estimates > Company Preferences.)

December 21, 2018

Under Quickbooks 2016 Preferences, there is no Jobs & Estimates preference to turn on.  Please see the attached screen shot and advise.  Thank you, Scott

Angelyn_T
Moderator
December 28, 2019

Is there a way to then generate a report for total contract value of all projects, what was billed and what is remaining to be billed? 


Thank you for joining the thread, @scoposhg.

 

If you're using QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) and trying to generate a report that's showing up the billed and unbilled transactions, you can open the Unbilled Costs by Job report and customize the Billing Status to Any. This will show you Unbilled transactions, Billed, and Not Billable.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. From the Reports menu, select Jobs, Time & Mileage.
  2. Click on Unbilled Costs by Job.
  3. Go to the Customize Report button.
  4. Tap on Filters, then search for Billing Status.
  5. Choose Any.
  6. Hit OK.

 

If you wish to, you can sort the report by Billing Status. This can be done by clicking on the drop-down arrow beside the Sort by section.

 

Keep me posted if you have any other questions and if you're referring to something else. I'm more than happy to help. Happy weekend!

Level 7
December 12, 2018

Original answer by @Lexiesmemere

 

It's called Progress Invoicing.  You first create an estimate, then bill from it.  F1 in QB to open Help, search for Progress Invoicing for details.  (Be sure to turn it on in Preferences > Jobs & Estimates > Company Preferences.)