Adding a petty cash account in QuickBooks

In order to track petty cash in QuickBooks, we need to add a petty cash account to the chart of accounts.

Follow these steps to add a petty cash account:

  1. Navigate to the Accounting section, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. Select the chart of accounts and click the New button, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. Fill in the new account setup window, as shown in the following screenshot:

The following is a brief explanation of the information you will need to fill in:

  • Account Type: From ...

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