Entering a new bill

When you receive a bill from a vendor for a purchase you made, you enter a bill to track of what you owe to your vendors and to track your expenses.

To enter a new bill:

  1. Click the Bills tab to open the Bills List.

  2. Click the New Bill button in the sidebar.

  1. In the Vendor field, start typing the vendor's name. As soon as you see the vendor in the menu, click it. Or, click  to add a vendor on the fly.

When you choose an existing vendor, WorkingPoint fills in the address information for you.  If you need to change anything, click the Edit link.

  1. In the Bill Date field, enter the date of the bill.

The Bill Date is required. You can sort the Bills List by this date to see which bills are the oldest and to track how long a bill has been aging.

  1. In the Due Date field, enter the date the bill is due.

The Due Date is required. You can sort the Bills List by the due date of bills so you see when a bill needs to be paid and you can plan ahead.

  1. (Optional) In the Reference # field, enter the number of the vendor's bill, if any.

 Reference number can help you distinguish this bill from another bill you have received from this vendor.

  1. (Optional) In the Memo field, type any notes you want to keep with this bill.

  2. If you are adding inventory with the items purchased with this bill, check the "This bill contains items to add to inventory" checkbox.

  3. Fill out the inventory information. Show me how

  4. If you are purchasing non-inventory items with this bill, in the Bookkeeping Account field, choose the account to assign to the goods or services you purchased on the bill.

The account you choose helps you categorize what you are spending your money on.

  1. (Optional) Enter a description of the item you purchased.

Descriptions might be useful to remind you what you spent your money for.  

  1. Enter the amount you spent.

  2. Click Add Line if you need to assign part of the bill amount to another account.

  3. Click Save Bill.

Entering more bills? Click the New Bill button at the top of the bill you just created.

 

 

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