@sw1222  That being said, I suppose there may be one way to have it functionally work the way you want it to.

If QBO's expense or credit card payment functionality allows you to use multiple lines, you could use one line for the payment on the card out of a dummy bank account or other pass-through asset.

Then, you would set a second line to an Equity account for the negative value of the payment.

This would, in effect, enter a payment to the credit card while increasing the Equity value. It would also have a net zero effect on the pass-through asset's balance, leaving your balance sheet functionally intact.