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December 4, 2025
Question

When we create a bill why does QuickBooks analyse it to Grants Payable and not creditors. Is this the default setting. Can we change it?

  • December 4, 2025
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QuickBooks Team
December 4, 2025

Hi there, Pamela.

It is not set as the default setting, but you can change it. In QuickBooks Online (QBO), bills are typically posted to the Creditors account by default. However, if they are being posted to the Grants Payable account instead, this may be due to changes made to the Chart of Accounts (COA), such as renaming the account.
 

To fix this, you can review your COA to check if the account has been renamed. Here’s how:
 

  1. Go to the Gear icon, then select Chart of Accounts.
  2. Find the Grants Payable account and click Edit under the Action column.
  3. Update the Name and Detail Type to Creditors.
  4. Click Save to apply the changes.
     

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