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The Accrual basis method is the time when you enter a transaction and the time when you pay or receive cash may be two separate events. Also, an accrual basis report shows income regardless of whether your customers have paid your invoices and expenses regardless of whether you have paid all your bills.
If you run a Job Detail report or any Detail reports, they always default to an accrual basis when you create them from the Reports menu. Here's an article you can refer to for more details about the difference between Cash and Accrual basis. To properly track the job costing, class, and item tracking for paycheck expenses, just follow the steps provided by ReyJohn_D.
If the report you are running is not showing the correct data, we can resort the list to resolve any odd behavior. It makes your lists go back to their default order. Before that, we can back up your QuickBooks Desktop company file just in case you ever run into problems, you can use your backup to restore your data. Here's how to re-sort the lists:
- From the Lists menu, select either Chart of Accounts, Items, or Classes.
- Select the All Names checkbox.
- Tap Edit at the top left of QuickBooks.
- Select Re-sort List.
- Press OK.
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