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November 4, 2025
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Overpayment to Contractor

  • November 4, 2025
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I overpaid a contractor for a job with a check in Quickbooks Online and he paid me back with cash. How do I show that on his account?

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QuickBooks Team
November 4, 2025

Hello there, Andream1. Let us walk through how to record the repayment from your contractor.

 

Before we start, ensure the original expense or check has been created in QuickBooks and assigned to a Category/Account.

 

To record the repayment, here's how:

 

  1. Hover over + Create and select Bank Deposit.
  2. In the Add funds to this deposit section:
    • Enter the refund amount you received.
    • Select the same Category/Account used for the original expense or check.
  3. If the refund is linked to a customer or project, check the Track returns for customer box and choose the relevant customer or project.
  4. Click Save and Close to complete.

 

For more details regarding the process that we did, feel free to visit this article: Enter vendor credits and refund in QuickBooks Online.

 

If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to drop a reply below.

QuickBooks Team
November 6, 2025
Hi, @Andream1 .

I just wanted to follow up to check if the resolution we provided helped resolve your issue. Please let us know if everything is now working as expected or if you’re still experiencing any problems.

We’ll be glad to assist further if needed.