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June 13, 2025
Question

I record labour hours using the Activity Time for each of my projects. The costs for these is showing under expenses instead of Cost of Goods Sold. How do I fix it?

  • June 13, 2025
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I need the Project Profitability Report to show the Hourly Costs under COGS so I can see my Gross Income.

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Moderator
June 13, 2025

You can edit the income account of the item to ensure it appears under Cost of Goods Sold in the Project Profitability Report, Sue.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Gear icon, then Product and services.
  2. Find the item.
  3. Under the Action column, select Edit
  4. In the Income account dropdown, choose Cost of sales.
  5. Tick the box beside Also update this account in historical transactions.
  6. Hit Save and close.

 

To help you save your current report settings, I recommend checking this article: Customise reports in QuickBooks Online.

 

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