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Set up Loan in QuickBooks Online in Easy Steps

by John Kartan Accounting And Bookkeeping
It isn’t unusual to see the need of loans come up in businesses when they are expanding and capitalizing. The user hence needs to set up loan in QuickBooks so that benefit such as tracking of payments and interest can be availed. QuickBooks Desktop has Loan Manager feature for the same that comes handy and from the set up to processing monthly installment payments all become easy. But to set up Loan in QuickBooks Online all together a different method is to be followed as there is no provision of Loan Manager in QBO. So here we detail out the steps in which you can quickly set up loan in QuickBooks.


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How to Enter Loan Payments in QuickBooks Online?

Create a liability account to record a loan in QuickBooks

  • Go over to Settings in QuickBooks Online.
  • Click on Chart of Accounts (COA) and select New.
  • From the Account Type choose Long Term Liabilities.
*If the Loan is to be paid by the end of the current Fiscal year, choose Other Current Liability.*
  • In the Detail Type drop-down, click the option of Notes Payable.
  • Impart relevant name to the account.
  • Into the Amount field, the loan must be typed in negative. This denotes that the loan payments are the liability to the company.
  • Finally, click on Save and then Close.


Inclusion of the Loan Money

  • Click on Create and open Journal Entry.
  • Choose the account you created in first step from Account drop-down.
  • Enter loan amount in Credits column.
  • In the next line, select the related asset account.
  • Enter the same amount in the Debits column.

Account the Loan Payment

  • Choose Check from the +New button.
  • In case of Direct Withdrawal of EFT, enter Debit or EF in the Check Space. If the actual check is to be sent, add its number.
  • The details as given below must be entered in the Category Details section.
  1. Liability account for the Loan and the payment amount is to be filled in first line
  2. Expense account that holds interest amount.
  3. Any additional cost in addition to appropriate accounts.
  • Click on Save & Close.
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