Entering a bill

When you get a bill for expenses in the mail, you can write a check right away…and be done with it, but if your vendors don't expect payment right away,…you can enter a bill in QuickBooks and then pay it later.…If you purchase services or products for a customer or job, you can flag what…you bought as billable to that customer or job.…You'll also tell the program the payment terms the vendor requests.…So QuickBooks knows when the bill is due and if there is a discount, if you pay early.…QuickBooks has two commands for entering bills.…

One is for inventory you buy.…The other is for other bills you receive like rent or the telephone bill.…This video shows you how to enter a bill for things other than inventory.…To create a bill, on the homepage click Enter Bills.…In the Enter Bills window, in the Vendor dropdown list, choose the vendor who sent the bill.…QuickBooks fills in the Vendor box with the vendor's name and address from the vendor record.…QuickBooks also fills in the Date with today's date, and the Terms box with the…