If I'm trying to create a Sub Contractor category but it seems to be registering as a bank and not an expense?

Hello there.

Creating a Subcontractor category in QuickBooks Online (QBO) is easy. I'll be glad to walk you through correcting this one.

It's possible that the account type you've selected is a bank account, which is why it registered as a bank and not an expense. To sort it out, you can delete the bank account you've created and then recreate it with the correct steps. We'll just need to select the correct account type which is Expenditures and check the Make this a subaccount option in your Chart of Accounts (COA).

Here's how:

1. Sign in to your QuickBooks Online account.
2. Go to the Gear icon and select Chart of accounts.
3. Click on the New button and enter the necessary information.
    

Meanwhile, if you're referring to creating subcontractors in your QBO account, you can browse this article for further guidance: Add contractors or subcontractors in QuickBooks Online.

If you paid your subcontractors on the spot, you would want to use an Expense (or Cheque). If they handed you a bill to pay at a later date, you should create a Bill instead. To learn more about these topics, feel free to check out this article for future help: Learn the difference between bills, cheques, and expenses in QuickBooks Online.

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