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August 14, 2025
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Accrual Revenue Recording - Automation

  • August 14, 2025
  • 1 reply
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Hello, community. Hope I can get some clarity on guidance for the next solution to my specific user case. 

 

I run a professional services (civil engineering) firm and we are fully integrated with QOB (Timesheets, accounting, payroll). We are running our company under accrual settings in QBO but I have the following issue: 

 

For some of our clients, our billing cycles include time from two months. When a invoice is created from the time imported from Tsheets) the invoice generated can and will include time activities for say July and August. QBO uses the invoice date to recognize all revenue, meaning all the time activities (spanning two months) are recorded say for August (if the invoice is created during that month) instead of identifying that some of the revenue/time activites within that invoice should be recognized across two months (July and August). 

 

Currently, we are following the standard process and doing the journal entries to adjust the accounts and recognize the time activities/revenue when they occur but we want to automate the process. 

 

I am aware of the new Revenue recognition feature but I dont believe that fits our process since we dont have a stated contract amount (we can add one) but more problematic is the fact that the templates is splitting the the revenue across 12 months. 

 

Is there a workaround to automate the revenue recognition from the invoice using time activity? 

 

Thank you all in advance. 

1 reply

Level 8
August 14, 2025

Good morning, @andreujc

 

It's great to see you back in the Community! Let's work together to figure out the best solution for your business. 

 

As for the new Revenue Recognition feature, it actually may work very well for your business. I recommend taking a closer look into the feature as it allows you to add a template and select a recognition method, frequency and period. Review the guides below and try the different templates available plus the ones you can create: 

 

 

Feel free to reach back out if this feature isn't right for you or if you have any other questions. I'm only a post away if you need me. Have a great day!