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Recording a Commission Check as a Miscellaneous Cash Receipt

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Written by Brad Martin
Updated over 10 months ago

Sometimes you will receive money from a source other than your Clients such as a commission or a referral fee. Funds that come into your business and are not payment for services or merchandise can be recorded as a Miscellaneous Cash Receipt.

To enter a Miscellaneous Cash Receipt:

  1. Expand the Accounts Receivable menu and select Cash Receipts.

  2. On the Cash Receipts screen click the +Add Misc button.

    Go to Cash Receipts and click on Add to enter and Miscellaneous Cash Receipt

  3. On the Add Miscellaneous screen, input the Date of the receipt, Payment Type and the Amount. The Name and Check Number are optional.

  4. For the Offset Account, you want to select the appropriate Account to record the Commission. Often, this may be a Commission Revenue Account as the example below demonstrates.

    Fill in these information fields to add a Miscellaneous Cash Receipt

  5. Then click Save.

  6. Back on the Cash Receipts screen, select Actions > Post.

Post the newly created miscellaneous Cash Receipt

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