To complete this exercise, you must be in the Sample company. From your QBOA account, click on the Gear icon on the top right corner of the screen, then select Sample company.

Note that you will be logged out of your current account. If you are sure, click "Continue" to confirm. 

Now let's get started with the exercise. 

We'll start with John Johnson's Time.

Click the "+New" button, then select "Single time activity".

Leave the Date field as is. In a real life scenario, you would change this to the date John worked on the fountain.

In the Name field, select "John Johnson".

In the Customer field, select "Sonnenschein Family Store".

In the Service field, select "Maintenance & Repair".

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Click the checkbox next to "Billable (/hr)".

In the box next to Billable (/hr) that appears, type "75".

*Note: the service is not taxable, so be sure the Taxable box is left unchecked.*

In the Time field, type ":45" to indicate the 45 minutes John worked.

In the Description field, type "Repair fountain pump".

Click the down arrow next to Save and new, then select "Save and close".

Now let's create the invoice for Sonnenschein Family Store.

Click the "+New" button, then select "Invoice".

A pop-up drawer will appear on the right side, showing the billable time that we just created for John.

Craig also wants to charge Sonnenschein Family Store for the pump.

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Scenario: Sonnenschein Family Store called and said their fountain doesn't seem to be working. Craig sent his employee, John Johnson, out to take a look, and he discovered they needed a new pump. Craig charged them for the pump, as well as John's time. John spent about 45 minutes there, and Craig charges $75 per hour for repairs.

A.1.8 Invoicing Billable Time