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Expense accounts

Create the categories expenses are coded to (fuel, dump fees, materials, subcontractors) so the Expenses report and Profit & Loss group spending the way your bookkeeper expects.

Owner/AdminSettings & Company Setup3 minutesUpdated Sep 23, 2026Current instructions
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What you'll do

Every expense logged by a crew or added on a job or quote is coded to an account. Reports group by account; QuickBooks receives the account name when expenses sync.

Do this

  1. 1

    Settings → Expense Accounts → Add

    Name, optional description, and whether it is active. Start with the categories your accountant uses.

  2. 2

    Use them

    Crews pick the account when logging an expense; office users pick it on Add Expense on a job or in the quote and invoice builders.

  3. 3

    Tidy up

    Deactivate accounts you no longer use; history keeps them.

Expense Accounts

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