Quickbooks desktop departments

Lawrence · ‎October 26, 2022

All,

Is it possible to have departments for all General Ledger Accounts in the quickbooks desktop version?

The objective is to possibly run a profit and loss report by department

I am open to other suggestions

Thanks

Lawrence

MirriamM · ‎October 26, 2022

Hi there, @Lawrence.

In QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), we have a class-tracking feature that helps you track account balances by department or any other meaningful breakdown of your business. It also lets you track segments you want to observe. However, QuickBooks Desktop is unavailable in International regions. You may consider using the desktop version in US or Canada.

I'd suggest checking out this article under the US region to learn how these feature work: Set up and Use Class Tracking in QuickBooks Desktop.

As for your other concern, the job tracking feature helps track the expenses for a job that allows you to compare those expenses to your revenue. And in terms of reporting, there are different reports that you can utilize when using these features. To know more about these, you can check out these articles under the US region:

Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm here to help you anytime. Have a great day!

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Lawrence · ‎October 26, 2022

Brilliant.

Thanks to all for your help

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Fiat Lux - ASIA · ‎October 26, 2022

Use the class tracking feature and/or Jobs function to separate projects or departments.

Lawrence · ‎October 26, 2022

Thank you.

Are Classes and Jobs fundamentally different (iro reporting or other treatment)?

Fiat Lux - ASIA · ‎October 26, 2022

For your reference

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/class-list/set-use-class-tracking-qui...

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/job-costing/track-job-costs-quickbook...

MirriamM · ‎October 26, 2022

Hi there, @Lawrence.

In QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), we have a class-tracking feature that helps you track account balances by department or any other meaningful breakdown of your business. It also lets you track segments you want to observe. However, QuickBooks Desktop is unavailable in International regions. You may consider using the desktop version in US or Canada.

I'd suggest checking out this article under the US region to learn how these feature work: Set up and Use Class Tracking in QuickBooks Desktop.

As for your other concern, the job tracking feature helps track the expenses for a job that allows you to compare those expenses to your revenue. And in terms of reporting, there are different reports that you can utilize when using these features. To know more about these, you can check out these articles under the US region:

Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm here to help you anytime. Have a great day!

Lawrence · ‎October 26, 2022

Brilliant.

Thanks to all for your help

MJoy_D · ‎October 26, 2022

You're welcome, @Lawrence.

It's our pleasure to help!

You can always get back to this thread if you have further questions. The Community is always here to assist.

Have a great rest of the day!