I checked how I have this set up in my chart of accounts. It shows up on the balance sheet.
Account name: Owner draw
Account type: Equity
Detail type: Owner's equity
Description: Owner draw
Many people think that how you set up an account in Quickbooks is the determinant of taxes. Actually, what happens is that your accountant puts each account total into the right spot on your returns. Your accountant would be best to tell you how it impacts taxes, but I am going to guess: not as much as you think. If your net income for a year is 100k, you would owe taxes on all of that whether you or not you had zero owner draw or 100% of that amount. I am basing this on a sole proprietor. Maybe there is a different answer for S Corp.
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