Payee or Vendor

(For credit card accounts, this field is Vendor.)

The name of the person or company who received the transaction.

To enter the name: Choose the name from the list. If the name is not on the list, type the name in the Payee or Vendor field and press Tab. When QuickBooks informs you that the payee is not on any of your lists, click one of these buttons:

Click... To do this
Quick Add Add only the payee's name to your QuickBooks records.
Set Up Add additional information about the payee (address, phone number, etc.) to your QuickBooks records.

Deposits: QuickBooks does not require that you enter a “payee” for bank deposits. If you want, you can use the Payee field to enter information for your own use. For example, you could enter the name of the bank where you made the deposit. What you enter appears on all reports that include the deposit.