QuickBooks Online cannot split category spend on multi-class invoices
QuickBooks Online users cannot easily determine how much was spent in a particular category when a single invoice includes line items tagged to more than one class. This makes accurate category-level financial reporting difficult for any business using classes to track spend across departments or projects.
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