How to Create Receipts for In-Kind Donations in QuickBooks for Nonprofits |

I need to create an invoice or receipt for a donor who gave a product in exchange for advertising at a seminar. There was no exchange of funds, and I don't want the transaction to appear as a debit or credit – how? Thanks!

You can create items for in-kind contributions and in-kind expenses, and then use them on a sales receipt (enter the in-kind expense as a negative) to create a receipt with no amount due.

However, you want to be careful not to value a donor's non-cash gift (per the IRS this is the donor's responsibility). So I recommend preparing the sales receipt with detailed descriptions of what was exchanged but with $0 amounts. After printing it out for the donor, you can edit the sales receipt to include the values you (or your CPA) want shown on your financials.

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Ruth Perryman - QuickBooks Specialist Written by +Ruth Perryman, CMA, CFE, CFM, MBA

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