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Sandym43678
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Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

We have to pay one of our customers $5,000 in a lawsuit settlement that we lost.  How do I record this transaction?  

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Rainflurry
Level 13

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

@Sandym43678 

 

Record it as a Legal Fees expense when paid.  Set up a Legal Fees expense account if you don't have one. 

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Rainflurry
Level 13

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

@Sandym43678 

 

Record it as a Legal Fees expense when paid.  Set up a Legal Fees expense account if you don't have one. 

Sandym43678
Level 1

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

Thank you for your response!  I appreciate it.

FritzF
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Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

Hello, Rainflurry.

 

I appreciate you for always sharing your knowledge about QuickBooks. This will definitely help other users as well in the future. Please keep on posting here in the Community.

 

Keep safe and have a great rest of the day.

YW4
Level 1

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

What if the payment is to the individual that sued you. I have the payment to the attorney under legal but which account should I use for payment to the individual?

 

I am in the middle of 1099'ing and realized it shouldn't be under legal for their 1099.

 

Thanks!

 

YW4
Level 1

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

If the payment is to an individual, not a law firm, which account would you use? There were separate payments, a payment to the attorney, which I recorded to Legal but the payment to the individual shouldn't be recorded as legal. This matters for 1099 purposes, as I don't want the payment to the individual appearing as Legal.

Jojo35
Level 1

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

Account Type: Other Expense

Detail Type: Penalties & Settlements

Name it as 'Legal Settlement'

Tati58
Level 1

Record lawsuit settlement that has to be paid

So do I need to post the attorney's settlement to 'Professional Fees - Legal Fees'? and the ex employee payments to Other Expense under Settlement?  Do I need to record a JE to the Balance sheet to record these payments as it will be for a total of one year we will be making payments to the ex employee and his attorney.

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