How to Manage a Reseller's Customer Payment Made to Me

Feb 13, 2008 3 Replies

Hello All,



Thank you in advance for your assistance.



I am inquiring about how to manage a credit card payment from a Reseller's customer.



One of my Reseller's owns a small part-time business, which only accepts cash. They have one customer who really wants the product, but can only pay by credit card.



As I accept credit cards for my customer's, the Reseller asked if I could process their customer through my merchant services. The Reseller said they would cover any merchant fees. I said I would do so.



When I process the credit card, I will charge the Reseller's customer the retail price. I will then need to reimburse the Reseller their profit. How do I manage this in QuickBooks? I don't want the retail price the Reseller's customer paid to show as income for my business, only the wholesale price.



Should I create an Invoice for the Reseller and pay the Invoice with their customer's credit card? Then issue the Resellers a Credit/ Refund for their amount due? If so, to what COA do I assign the Credit/Refund? Does it then become a Commission?



Thank you for your input.



Sincerely, DMS


Try this in a practice file first. When you process the credit card payment, you can have it go to a 'due to reseller' other current liability account instead of income. Then, when you would reduce this account when you pay the reseller.

Michelle L. Long, CPA, MBA Author of: Successful QuickBooks Consulting: The Complete Guide to Starting and Growing a QuickBooks Consulting Business

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Your Reseller could set up a PayPal account. His customer could make a payment to him through PayPal with a credit card.

Macy >Hello All,

Thanks for all your help. I appreciate it. DMS

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