QuickBooks Online Manual
Bills



Entering a Bill for Expenses
You can enter a bill for any kind of expense you track through expense accounts.

1. From the "Vendors" menu, choose "Enter Bills".

For QuickBooks 1999:
From the "Activities" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

2. In the "Vendor" field, choose or enter a new vendor.
 
If an open purchase order exists for this vendor, you are prompted to receive against it:
  1. Click Yes to receive against one or more purchase orders.
  2. In the Open Purchase Orders window, click each purchase order that contains items you've received and are being billed for.
  3. Click OK.
  Note: All item information (quantity received, etc.) can be edited.
3. (Optional) Change the date of the bill.
4. In the "Amount Due" field, enter the amount of the bill.
5. Complete the "Ref. No", "Terms", and "Memo" fields as needed.
6. In the detail area, assign the bill to one or more expense accounts.
7. (Optional) To correct mistakes in the detail area, click "Clear Splits" or "Recalculate".
8. Click "Save & Close" to save the transaction and close the window. Click "Save & New" to save the transaction and enter a new one.

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Entering a Bill for Items
You can enter bills for the following types of items: inventory part, non-inventory part, service, and other charge.


1. From the "Vendors menu" choose "Enter Bills".

For QuickBooks 1999:
From the "Activities" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

2. In the "Vendor" field, choose or enter a new vendor.
 
If an open purchase order exists for this vendor, you are prompted to receive against it:
 
  1. Click Yes to receive against one or more purchase orders.
  2. In the Open Purchase Orders window, click each purchase order that contains items you've received and are being billed for.
  3. Click OK.
  Note: All item information (quantity received, etc.) can be edited
3. (Optional) Change the date of the bill.
4. In the "Amount Due" field, enter the amount of the bill.
5. Complete the "Ref. No", "Terms", and "Memo" fields as needed.
6. Click the "Items" tab. You can edit items that were entered from your purchase order and/or enter new items.
7. To enter shipping charges or taxes not associated with any one item, click the Expenses tab. In the detail area, enter each charge and associate it with its correct expense account.
8. (Optional) Click Recalculate.
9. Click "Save & Close" to save the transaction and close the window. Click "Save & New" to save the transaction and enter a new one.

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Overview of Paying Bills
In the Pay Bills window, QuickBooks lists all unpaid bills or all bills due as of a date you enter. You mark the bills you want to pay, and QuickBooks then writes and saves the checks or credit card charges.

You don't have to use the Pay Bills window. You can enter checks, credit card payments, and cash expenditures in the appropriate account register. However, if you've entered bills into QuickBooks using the Enter Bills window or the Accounts Payable register, you must use the Pay Bills window for your bill payment.


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Paying a Bill with a Check

1. From the "Vendors" menu choose "Pay Bills".
2. In the left had column, select the bills to be paid.
3. Under Payment Method choose Check. If you plan to print this check from QuickBooks (instead of handwriting it), select "To be printed". Then select the name of the checking account from which you will pay the bills.
4. After all bills to be paid have been selected, click "Save & Close" to save the transaction and close the window. Click "Save & New" to save the transaction and enter a new one. If you are paying by check, QuickBooks prepares one check for each vendor and records the checks in the check register with BILLPMT in the Type field.
5. To print your checks, from the File menu, choose Print Forms, and then choose Checks.
Note: If you did not select the "To be printed" checkbox, QuickBooks saves the checks with the next sequence of unused check numbers for handwritten checks. You can correct these check numbers if necessary.

For Quickbooks 2001, 2000, and 1999:
1. From the "Vendors" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

For QuickBooks 1999:
From the "Activities" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

2. Under "Payment Method", choose Check. If you plan to print this check from QuickBooks (instead of handwriting it), select the "To be printed" checkbox. Then enter the name of the checking account from which you will pay the bills. 3. Fill in the optional fields in the Pay Bills window.

For QuickBooks 2000 and QuickBooks 1999:
Under "Pay By", choose Check.

3. Fill in the optional fields in the Pay Bills window.
4. Select the bills you want to pay.
5. Record the bill payment. If you are paying by check, QuickBooks prepares one check for each vendor and records the checks in the check register with BILLPMT in the Type field.
6. To print your checks, from the File menu, choose Print Forms, and then choose Checks.
Note: If you did not select the "To be printed" checkbox, QuickBooks saves the checks with the next sequence of unused check numbers for handwritten checks. You can correct these check numbers if necessary.

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Paying a Bill with a Credit Card

1. From the "Vendors" menu choose "Pay Bills".
2. In the left hand column, select the bills to be paid.
3. Under "Payment Method, choose Credit Card. Then select the name of the credit card account from which you will pay the bills.
4. 4. After all bills to be paid have been selected, click "Save and Close" to save the transaction and close the window. Click "Save and New" to save the transaction and enter a new one. If you pay with a credit card, QuickBooks records a charge for each vendor in your credit card register.

For Quickbooks 2001, 2000, and 1999:
1. From the "Vendors" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

For QuickBooks 1999:
From the "Activities" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

2. Under "Payment Method", choose Credit Card. Then enter the name of the credit card account from which you will pay the bills.

For QuickBooks 2000 and QuickBooks 1999:
Under "Pay By", choose Credit Card.

3. Fill in the optional fields in the "Pay Bills" window.
4. Select the bills you want to pay by clicking in the far left column marked with a check.
5. Record the bill payment. If you pay with a credit card, QuickBooks records a charge for each vendor in your credit card register.

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Paying a Bill with Cash

1. From the "Vendors" menu, choose "Pay Bills".
2. Under Payment Method, choose Check, Then select the name of your cash account from which you will pay the bills.
3. After all the bills to be paid have been selected, click "Save & Close" to save the transaction and close the window. Click "Save & New" to save the transaction and enter a new one. If you pay with cash, QuickBooks records a payment for each vendor in your cash account register.

For Quickbooks 2001, 2000, and 1999:
1. From the "Vendors" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

For QuickBooks 1999:
From the "Activities" menu, choose "Pay Bills".

2. Under Pay By, choose Check. Then enter the name of your cash account from which you will pay the bills.
3. Fill in the optional fields in the Pay Bills window.
4. Select the bills you want to pay.
5. Record the bill payment. If you pay with cash, QuickBooks records a payment for each vendor in your cash account register.

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