How to Record Gross Sales Into QuickBooks

QuickBooks helps you track this easily.

QuickBooks is one of the most popular financial software programs for small businesses. Many business owners have custom sales software for day-to-day operations but use QuickBooks for everything else. There are multiple ways to enter gross sales into the program.

Things You'll Need

• Sales reports or totals

Instructions

1. Determine a procedure to enter your gross sales. For example, have it be the last thing you do during a given day or week.

2. Open QuickBooks. At the Home screen, select "Customers/Enter Sales Receipts."

3. Select the customer's name. If you are entering a combined total, set up a customer called "Register Sales."

4. Enter the sales items that you want to track individually and the quantity.

5. Select the date.

6. Select "Save and Close" or "Save and New" if you have more entries.

7. Select "Receive Payments" from the home screen.

8. Select the customer's name, then check the invoices you are receiving money for and the account it is being deposited to. Select "Save and Close."

Tips & Warnings

• Configure your list of sales items and quantities in QuickBooks to align with your services or products. This way, you can keep track of how often you are selling that product or service.

References

• Quickbooks Support: Enter Sales Summaries