How To Register A Line Of Credit In Quickbooks
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How to register a line of credit in quickbooks. To do this go to l ists f ixed asset item list. From the account type dropdown menu select other current liabilities. Quickbooks will launch a credit memo wizard. Select the customer you want to apply the credit to by typing in the customer name as it appears on the invoice. Set up an expense account for the interest.
While logged in to quickbooks online click the settings button on the home screen and choose chart of accounts. The detail type as interest paid. A line of credit does not need to be recorded in a company s accounting records until the business borrows money against the line of credit. Set up an account for the principle. Select the account you are reconciling from the dropdown at accountand click reconcile now.
Enter line one to the loan account being paid this is the principal enter line two to an interest expense account this is the interest save down the check. Next in the bottom left corner click the i tem button then click n ew. From here select new at which point you can choose current liabilities form the account type menu followed by line of credit in the detail type field. Open the write check window ctrl w enter the bank name date and amount. How to setup a line of credit in quickbooks duration.
Go to settings then select chart of accounts. This tutorial shows how to create a line of credit option for your loan type templates. From your quickbooks home screen choose customers from the menu and select create credit memo. Your first step when recording a fixed asset should be to record the fixed asset item in quickbooks. Quickbooks displays the fixed asset item list window see figure 1.
Set the account type as other current liabilities and detail type as line of credit. To book the loan interest first make the payment in quickbooks to the loan. If you need to track a line of credit you need to set up two accounts. Set up the accounts for your line of credit. From the detail type dropdown menu select line of credit.