Bookkeep contractor payments made outside of Wave

If you pay contractors outside of Wave, you need to manually mark the contractor bills you create as paid.

To do so, categorize the withdrawal transaction as a payment sent for a bill in Wave. This links the transaction to the bill. To categorize the withdrawal transaction as a bill payment:

  1. On the left-side menu, click Accounting > Transactions.
  2. Locate the contractor payment expense transaction.
  3. Click the Category drop-down, then select Payment Sent for a Bill in Wave.
  4. Select the outstanding bill to apply the payment to.
  5. Click Save.