Mapping Deduction Types to GL Accounts in QuickBooks Online

1. Overview

How Confido connects deduction types to GL accounts via QBO.

The dropdown you see when mapping deduction types in Confido pulls directly from your QuickBooks Online non-inventory items. This is how Confido maps each deduction type to a corresponding GL / expense account in QBO.

Before you can complete the mapping in Confido, those non-inventory items need to exist in QBO — with the correct GL account linked to each one.

2. Step 1 — Create non-inventory items in QBO

One item per deduction type you want to map.

In QuickBooks Online, create a non-inventory item for each deduction type you need. Common examples include:

When creating each item, link it to the corresponding GL / expense account (e.g. retail payment terms, retail credits, etc.).

3. Step 2 — Complete the mapping in Confido

Once items exist in QBO, they'll appear in the Confido dropdown.

After your non-inventory items are set up in QBO, they will automatically populate in the deduction mapping dropdown inside Confido. From there:

4. Building out your mapping over time

You don't need to map every deduction type upfront.

Start with your most common deduction types. For anything new that comes through later, Confido will prompt you to complete the mapping before you can push to the GL — so you can build it out incrementally as new deduction types appear.

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