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How to add location to your journals

You add QuickBooks Classes and Locations to your journals in your journal settings, which open from the three dots at the top right of any revenue or expense journals page.


Revenue journal settings

  1. Use the three dots at the top right of any revenue journals page to set up or change your settings for revenue recognition.
Three dots menu with Revenue Journal Settings

You will see options to change:

  • Balance sheet account(s) for deferred revenue
  • Balance sheet account for accrued revenue
  • Use of QuickBooks Classes and Locations
  • Journal start date
Classes, Locations setting in Revenue Journal Settings

Expense journal settings

Setting up your expense journals for the first time? Start with Overview: Automate expense journals - the four-step overview that walks you through prepayments and accruals end-to-end.

Journals sidebar with the Costs steps: New Supplier Bills, Prepayments Journal and Cost Accruals Journal
  1. Use the three dots at the top right of any expense journals page to set up or change your settings for expense recognition. Here you can set your preferences.
Expense journal page with the three dots More options menu open and Expense Journal Settings highlighted
  1. Scroll down to the section on QuickBooks Classes and Locations.
Expense Journal Settings with the Classes and Locations section highlighted
  1. Select the categories you wish to include in your journals.