Process credit card payments through QuickBooks

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What you should know before processing a credit card payment

Enter a card payment from the Sales Receipt or Receive Payment page

1. You can do one of the following:
   • Click Create (+) > Receive Payment if you receive payment for a sale that you previously entered on an invoice.
   • Click Create (+) > Sales Receipt if you record a sale and receive immediate payment.
2. Complete the form as usual. Select a card for Payment method and click Enter card details.
3. Enter the card information and click OK.
4. Click Save and close to save the transaction and process the payment.

Enter a partial payment on an invoice

If you're receiving a deposit as a partial payment and issuing an invoice for the remainder, you can process a card payment from the Receive Payment page.

You can only do this if you turn on deposits (in Company Settings > Sales).

1. Click Create (+) > Receive Payment.
2. Fill in the top of the form as usual.
3. Select the invoice you want to apply a partial payment to.
4. For Payment, enter the partial payment amount you want.
5. From the Payment method drop-down list, select the card type.
6. Click Enter card details to enter or change the card information.
7. Select the Process card checkbox.
8. Click Save and close.

See also

Codes in the Credit Card Transaction Status window

Take advantage of address verification

What is the card security code?

QuickBooks Payments overview