Thanks for bringing your question to the Community, Plinkr.

I'm here to provide some additional clarification on your question regarding the Group By option.

The reason you can't see this option is that it is for QuickBooks Online. Rest assured, I'll show you the counterpart for QuickBooks Desktop and how to pull up this report:

1. From the Reports menu, select Accountant & Taxes.
2. Choose Transaction Detail by Account.
3. Click the Customize button.
4. From the Total By drop-down menu, select Vendor.
5. In the Columns field, uncheck the Name, Adj, Split, and Balance options.
6. Still in the Column field, search for the Account option and check it.
7. Go to the Filters tab.
8. From the Account drop-down menu, choose Expense and other expense accounts.
9. Go to the Header/Footer tab.
10. Change the Report Title to Expenses by Vendor Detail, then click OK.

There you go. With these steps, you should be able to pull up a report in QuickBooks Desktop similar to what they're using in QuickBooks Online. You can also check out our guide on how to customize vendor reports for additional information.

Please keep me posted here on your progress with this, I want to make sure you're taken care. Thanks for reaching out, wishing you all the best.