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