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Sometimes, your business may need to create a purchase invoice and directly link it to a particular expense account to ensure accurate financial tracking and proper expense categorization. Follow the steps below to complete this process easily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Start by disabling automatic account routing to allow manual selection of the desired account when recording purchase invoices.<\/p>\n

From the main menu, go to \u201cAccounting<\/strong>\u201d, then \u201cAccounting<\/strong> Settings<\/strong>\u201d and select \u201cAccounts<\/strong> Routing<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the side menu, open the \u201cPurchases<\/strong>\u201d section, then select \u201cSpecify<\/strong> per<\/strong> Each<\/strong>\u201d under “Purchases<\/strong>“. Click \u201cSave<\/strong>\u201d to apply your changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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From the main menu, select \u201cPurchases<\/strong>\u201d, then \u201cPurchase<\/strong> Invoices<\/strong>.\u201d Click \u201cAdd Purchase Invoice<\/strong>\u201d to start creating a new invoice.<\/p>\n

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Enter the usual invoice details, then in the \u201cAccount<\/strong>\u201d field, choose the expense account you want to route the invoice to, and click \u201cSave<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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After saving the invoice, open the resulting journal entry. You\u2019ll see that the expense account you selected has been applied correctly in the entry.<\/p>\n

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