I appreciate you for coming back for additional support, @jenniha.
Thanks for adding more information about what you want to achieve when creating new items in your inventory. I've also read through your previous post, and I understand you mentioned you can't merge purchases with GL (which you have created).
To clarify, you can only merge two accounts when they have the same information (Account type, detail type, and name).
Should you consider making your GL (expense) account as the parent account of Purchases (expense account) instead, that would set it as your default expense account when adding a new item in your inventory. Here's how:
- Go to the Accounting tab on the left menu.
- Select Chart of Accounts.
- Locate the Purchases account in the lists.
- Under Action column, click the View Register drop-down arrow, then click Edit.
- In the Account window, put a checkmark on the box for Is sub-account.
- Select your GL account as the parent account.
- Click Save and Close.
Once done, your GL account is now the default expense account every time you add a new item in your inventory. Check out this help article for more information: How to change the type of an existing parent account or sub-account.
For future reference, read through this article: Reorder inventory or supplies from vendors. It helps you learn about how to prioritize what you need the most in your inventory.
Keep me posted if you have more questions about QuickBooks. We're always around here to guide you in the right direction. Have a great day.
