We have a Taxidermy business & when a customer comes in we require a deposits. If I invoice the customer than my AR is wrong cause it takes us between 6-8 mo to do the work. I need to use the estimate but I need to make it easy for the guys
QuickBooks says you cannot enter a deposit on an Estimate with your usual Deposit Item. You can only use that Deposit on an Invoice. However, there is no problem entering the word Deposit and the amount in the Estimate. You simply enter BOTH on ONE separate Estimate line, IN THE DESCRIPTION COLUMN. There also is no problem in entering the same Deposit under Customers, Receive Payments, even though you have no open invoice. Use the word Deposit (plus possibly something like Est #1234) in the Memo line.
