I'm a little confused about the categories

I bought an Apple iPad for my business. I am an artist and I use it to make my drawings on it. I’m a little confused about the categories…

I understand that the iPad is in the Office Equipment [Assets] category.

Which category is for the following iPad-related products:

  • Protective Case for Apple iPad
  • Screen protector for Apple iPad
  • Bag for Apple iPad

It is Stationery?.. or something else?

If I can get some pointers for people with more experience that would be very helpful. Thank you!

I set up an new Expense account called “Expensed Equipment” for this sort of purchase.

I have an overhead expense for “Office equipment” that doesn’t warrant being an asset

It’s really up to you - you can set up a new code for “small office equipment” or you can put it with general expenses/sundry expenses/office supplies that type of thing. To be honest, it doesn’t really matter ,as long as it’s an overheads code, not a cost of sales or direct expenses code.

Thank you very much for your suggestions.
I’d rather not create a new one, there is already a category in Quickfile called: “Miscellaneous purchases”.

I hope that works well for the above expenses…

It needs to be a code in the 7xxx or 8xxx range to be “overheads”, I suspect misc purchases will be 5xxx (cost of sales).

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