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How to Handle Progress Payment Terms in QuickBooks

I didn’t find a way to ask you a question on Twitter, so here it goes:  How to set estimates to display payment terms, for example: (50% down and 50% at completion of work), or (25% down, 25% in 30 days, 25% in 60 days 25% in 90 days) in a way that Quickbooks will calculate and keep the amounts on each estimate? I tried using items but couldn’t figure out how to make QuickBooks calculate the  %.
You only have one payment term on an estimate.  However, like you, we often offer 90 day payment terms to my clients especially on big ticket items.  In this case, we use the progress invoicing function to turn the estimates into separate invoices with the correct terms. 

1. If you haven’t already, activate progress invoicing at Edit > Preferences > Jobs & Estimates > Company Preferences.
2. Click the Create Invoice button at the top of your estimate.
3. You can create an invoice based on a percentage of the entire estimate or different percentages for each item on the estimate.
4. Enter the terms for the first progress invoice .
5. Create additional invoices for the other progress payments using the different terms.  Note:  if you are using 2009 or 2010 you can duplicate an invoice by going to Edit > Duplicate Invoice


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

Ruth is the president of The QB Specialists, Inc. and has provided QuickBooks help to thousands of businesses around the world since 1996. She is an Intuit Solutions Provider, an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, and a member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer Network. She is also certified in QuickBooks Point of Sale and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions.

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