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joe08
Level 1

Profit and loss report

The old quickbooks had a P & L report by job you could customize to show each job expense % of income. Is there one on quickbooks on line?? If so how can I build one.

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Ethel_A
QuickBooks Team

Profit and loss report

Welcome to the Community, @joe08.

 

I'll help you run a Profit & Loss report by job, which you can customize to show the percentage of income in QuickBooks Online.

 

In QuickBooks Online, you can run either a Profit & Loss by Customer report, which you can customize to show the %of income or Profit & Loss as % of total income.

 

QuickBooks Online uses Customer as equivalent to Job. I'll show you how to run and customize Profit & Loss by Customer report.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. From the left menu, go to Reports.
  2. Enter Profit & Loss by Customer in the search box.
  3. Click the Customize button.
  4. Under Rows/Columns, hit Change columns.
  5. Tick the check box for % of Income and % of Expense.
  6. Click Run report.

 

For future reference, you can read this article about memorizing reports: Memorize reports in QuickBooks Online.

 

Let me know if you have questions about running reports in QuickBooks Online. I'm always here to help. Have a great day.

joe08
Level 1

Profit and loss report

I was looking to add % of income for each customer to the P&L by customer report. It doesn't give me the option to add % in the customization. 

Jelayca V
QuickBooks Team

Profit and loss report

Hi there, @joe08. Let me help you sort this issue out. 

 

I see that you are having trouble locating the % of Income option in the customization in the Profit and Loss by Customer Report. Let me guide you on how to activate it. 

 

Here's how: 

 

  1. From the left menu, go to Reports.
  2. Enter Profit & Loss by Customer in the search box.
  3. Click the Customize button.
  4. Under Rows/Columns, hit Change columns.
  5. Under the Columns dropdown, select Customers. 
  6. Tick the check box for % of Income, % of Expense, and % of Row. 
  7. Click Run report.

 

Please refer to the image below:

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However, if you were still not able to see the % of Income option in the customization. It's possible that you've experience a cache issue resulting from too much outdated data stored on your browser. Let's run some troubleshooting procedure to fix it.

 

To get started, we have to open your QBO account on an incognito window. An incognito window will prevent the browser history from being saved. Please refer to the following keyboard shortcuts based on your browser type:

 

  • Google Chrome: Ctrl + Shift + N
  • Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + Shift + P
  • Microsoft Edge: Ctrl + Shift + P
  • Safari: Command + Shift + N

 

If the private browsing session doesn't work, you can clear the browser's cache so the system can restart. This task is also possible in other supported, supported up-to-date browsers. Clearing the cache will reboot the system, allowing you to work with clean trash.

 

Moreover, Ill leave this useful guides that you can visit and read if you want to learn about memorizing reports: Memorize reports in QuickBooks Online.

 

If there's anything more I can help you about customizing reports in QBO, just let me know by leaving a comment below or posting again. Have a good one. 

jeanieCETS
Level 2

Profit and loss report

I want to run a profit and loss report BY CUSTOMER in Quickbooks DESKTOP.

 

Where do I find this?

MirriamM
Moderator

Profit and loss report

Hi there, Jeanie.

 

QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) and QuickBooks Online (QBO) are two different products with unique features. And I wanted to share information on how Profit and Loss report works in QBDT.

 

Right now, Profit and Loss by Customer report isn't available in QBDT. In the meantime, you can run the Profit and Loss Detail report and export them to Excel. From there, you can manually choose the income and expense transactions for each customer.

 

We recognize that each company has unique needs, and I know how the feature you're looking for would benefit and empower your business. I'd recommend submitting your feedback to help improve the program by going to the Send Feedback Online feature in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

You can also visit this page or the What's New section on your QuickBooks Desktop to get updates on our latest news about product improvements.

  

Let me know if you have other concerns about QuickBooks. I'll get back to you right away. Have a great day.

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