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Undeposited Funds and Payments to deposit in QuickBooks
Undeposited Funds is a place to examine customer payments waiting to be connected with a bank deposit. An old balance deserves investigation: clearing it without tracing the receipt can hide a missing deposit or duplicate transaction.
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Find the account by its detail type
Intuit uses both Undeposited Funds and Payments to deposit for the Online terminology. The account can be renamed, so its guidance recommends checking the Detail type for Undeposited Funds. Identify the account behind the label before reviewing an unfamiliar file.
Sources: QuickBooks Support (Intuit); QuickBooks Support (Intuit)
Record the receipt before combining deposits
Intuit’s payment workflow uses Receive payment or Sales receipt and selects the undeposited funds account in Deposit to. Keep the customer and invoice connection intact so a receipt can be traced back to the sale while it awaits deposit.
Sources: QuickBooks Support (Intuit)
Group payments to match the bank deposit
Payments in Undeposited Funds appear in the Bank Deposit window. Select the destination bank account and the receipts that belong together, then compare the total with the deposit slip. This grouping helps the accounting record match the way the bank presents the deposit.
Sources: QuickBooks Support (Intuit); QuickBooks Support (Intuit)
Investigate old receipts against bank evidence
For each stale item, compare the receipt date, customer, deposit slip and bank statement. As a bookkeeping review, look for a deposit entered separately or assigned to the wrong account before deleting anything. Keep an explanation of the correction so the customer balance and bank reconciliation remain understandable.
Include the account in period-end review
Intuit’s year-end guide calls for checking payments left in Undeposited Funds and notes that QuickBooks includes the account in income. After a Desktop conversion, Intuit also directs users to compare this balance and receivables. Review the supporting receipts before treating the balance as an unexplained cleanup entry.
Sources: QuickBooks Support (Intuit); QuickBooks Support (Intuit)
Sources: receipts and bank deposits
Trace old payment balances to their source
Tidwell reviews QuickBooks receipts and bank activity to identify the records needed for a supported cleanup.