How adjustment invoices display in Quickbooks

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Overview

This article explains how adjustment invoices from ServiceTitan appear in QuickBooks. Depending on whether the adjustment results in a net-positive or net-negative amount, QuickBooks will display it as an invoice or a credit memo. The examples below show how a net-negative adjustment invoice exports and how it affects your transaction journal and reporting.


Who uses this feature

  • Administrators, office employees, managers, accountants, and bookkeepers

  • Applies to all business types

  • Applies to all trades

Feature configuration

  • Account configuration is required to use this feature. Please contact Technical Support for details.

Things to know

  • An adjustment invoice, with a net-postive value, will export as an invoice to QuickBooks.

  • An adjustment invoice, with a net-negative value, will export to QuickBooks as a credit memo.

Example: Exporting a net-negative adjustment invoice to QuickBooks

In the following example, we'll show you how a net-negative adjustment invoice will export and impact QuickBooks. In this example, we will be using a bad debt item mapped to a "bad debt" expense account.

You have created an adjustment invoice with a net negative amount in ServiceTitan.

Invoice details for Andrew Litvak, including subtotal, tax, and total amounts.

The adjustment invoice in exports to QuickBooks as a credit memo, as the net amount is negative.

Credit memo detailing customer information, items, and total amount due.

The adjustment invoice will show in your transaction journal as a debit to the bad debt service item in your Pricebook. It will also show as a debit to your sales tax item.

Transaction journal showing details of credit memo and associated financial entries.

Your Profit & Loss Detail Report will show the adjustment invoice as an expense (debit). The balance between the original invoice and the adjustment invoice should equal zero. Sales tax is not included in this report.

Profit and loss detail report showing income and expenses for plumbing services.

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