How can I apply credit card rewards to a bill? I used credit card credit but it did not reduce the credit card balance. Please help.

"I used credit card credit but it did not reduce the credit card balance."

That always reduces the card balance, unless you put the card account on the Expense tab of this entry = referencing the account already getting the credit. Your entry for the Credit should post as Income. The credit card account already is the Top part of this Credit.

"when I reconcile the statements the month reward shows."

Of course it does. It is part of this month's activities.

"Should I be selecting that when i reconcile even if the reward was not redeemed?"

If it wasn't redeemed, you don't enter it yet. You don't enter what you Earned. You enter what you Used against your balance due.

I use QB Desktop.  I can't follow the directions "menu plus>vendors>credit card credit."  Please clarify these keystrokes. Thank you.

Jrmm-s

Your Desktop program has Menus = Words at the top.

Banking menu > Enter Credit Card Charge is right here. There is a radio button on it to change it to a Credit (return) entry.

Problem for me is that, when I go to pay bills, I'm still showing an outstanding amount owed with no credit available to apply.  So, while my books all balance, when I go to pay bills this shows as an unpaid bill.  How can I clear that??

Hello there, @speritz.

I'm here to help share a few steps so you'll be able to apply the existing credit/s in paying your bill/s.

For me to give you the right amount of information, may I know what version of QuickBooks are you using? Is it QuickBooks Online (QBO), or QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT)?

If you're using QBO, may I know how did you enter the credit from your vendor? If you've recorded a Credit Card Credit, it won't be applied to your open bill. The credit card credit is a payment to your liability to a credit card account.

If your wish to apply the credit in paying your bill, I suggest creating a Vendor Credit, select an item to where the vendor credit comes from. To create a vendor credit:

1. Go to the Plus (+) icon.
2. Select Vendor Credit under Vendor.
3. Fill in the vendor credit information.
4. Click Save and close.

Once completed, apply the vendor credit to your open bill.

1. Click on Expense at the left pane.
2. Select Vendors.
3. Look for the name of your vendor.
4. Click on the Transaction List column.
5. Click on Make Payment beside the Bill.
6. Check the Vendor Credit and the Bill.
7. Click Save and close.

You can see attached screenshots for additional reference.

This should help you apply the credit to your bill. In case you have any other QuickBooks concerns in the future, you may check help articles: Help articles for QBO.

As always don't hesitate to add a post/comment below if you have any other questions about vendor credit, I'll be always here to help you. Have a great day ahead!

we need more information about credit cards like payment,review,pandora credit card login

Good day, jagag9.

To learn more about credit card payments, here are helpful articles for reference.

• Accepting credit card payments: The Basics

• QuickBooks Payments

Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with. 

What if the credit is more than the invoices being paid?

Good afternoon, @quikappliancerepair

I'm here to help you with the credit.

If the credit is more than the amount that's owed, then it will show an open credit on the account.

The amount can also be refunded if you'd like.

Here's how: Refund Customers: Refund Receipts.

Thanks for reaching out to the Community! Let me know if you have any questions. I’ll be here to help. Have a good one!

If you used credit card which did not reduce the credit card balance then use can generate a credit card from the below link.

https://bincodes.net/credit-card-generator

What do you do then with the downloaded "For Review" credit from the credit card?

Hello there, Alseku.

If the credit card credit is part of your books, you can add it. If not, you can exclude the transaction. Let me show you how: 

1. Go to the Banking or Transactions menu and click Banking.
2. Select the bank and look for the transaction to exclude. 
3. Click Exclude.

All excluded transactions will be moved to the Excluded tab. 

You can use these links on how to enter deposits and credit card transactions: 

• How can I record a cash back to my credit card account?
• Record and make bank deposits in QuickBooks Online

Let me know if you have other questions about your credit card transactions. Take care!

How do I accomplish this in QBDT?

I can help you accomplish this in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), RimRock1. 

You can exclude the transactions that have been downloaded from the bank by going to the Banking menu in (QBDT). Here's how you can exclude or delete your bank entry: 

1. Go to the Banking tab, click Bank Feeds, and select Bank Feeds Center.
2. In the Items Reviewed section, select the name of the account with the transactions you wish to remove.
3. Select your preferred bank account.
4. Click the Transaction List.
5. Locate the transaction and select Ignore from the drop-down menu under the ACTION column.

Furthermore, refer to this page for more information: Add and match Bank Feed transactions in QuickBooks Desktop.

Additionally, you can visit this article to view the guidelines that will guide you in reconciling the transactions: Learn the reconcile workflow in QuickBooks.

We're always here in the Community to help if you have other questions about managing your accounts in QBO. Keep safe, and have a great day ahead!