QuickBooks Time

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In QuickBooks Online Plus and Essentials, billable time can be tracked for jobs by setting each job up as sub-customers. Afterwards, you'll be able to track and invoice billable time, as well as keep all billable expenses organized.

Here's how to set up sub-customers:

1. In your left navigation bar, go to Sales, then Customers.
2. Click New customer, enter the appropriate details, and tick your Is sub-customer checkbox.
3. From the Enter parent customer ▼ drop-down list, choose a parent customer.
4. Turn on Bill with parent, select Save.

Next, you'll need to turn on billable time if you want to bill customers directly from tracked time:

1. Use your Gear (⚙️) icon, then go to Account and settings.
2. Access the Time tab, then click your Timesheet section's Pencil (✏️) icon.
3. Turn on Allow time to be billable.
4. If you want users to see their billable rate while entering their time, tick the Show billing rate to users entering time checkbox. You may want to leave this option unchecked if you bill customers at a different hourly rate than you pay employees and/or subcontractors.
5. Select Save, then Done.

Now you can enter billable time from your Time tab.

You'll also be able to find many detailed resources about using QuickBooks in our help article archives.

Please don't hesitate to send a reply if there's any questions. Have a lovely day!