Associate Billing - Setting up Items in AccountEdge

In setting up the Items to bill to the agents, AccountEdge asks for the “income account for tracking sales.” Note that the account numbers are actually expenses not income because these are charge backs.  AccountEdge will prompt you with a message that states it should be an income account. 

Never fear, you have set this up correctly. Use the same expense account when it’s a pass thru to recoup from associates, though you’ll always see that message. The only time you would use an Other Income account (rather than Expense) if is you collect more than you pay (i.e. transaction fees, desk fees, etc). When it’s a pass thru (like MLS dues that you pay and charge back), it’s completely acceptable to bill associates against the same account as the bill is paid.