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Gift Cards ### **First Steps: Setting up in QuickBooks **   First, you'll need to create two new accounts   | Gift Cards Redeemed |  Type = Other Current Asset | | --- | --- | | Gift Cards Outstanding |  Type = Current Liability |   **Next Steps: Setting up in Fishbowl **   Bring over the QuickBooks Accounts into Fishbowl. Create payment type called **Gift Card**. Map the Gift Card Payment to Gift Cards Redeemed account   **Final Steps: The Process  **   When you accept payments in Fishbowl Choose the Gift Card Payment type. That payment will be exported to QuickBooks hitting the Gift Cards Redeemed account. Then manually edit that payment and remap it to Gift Cards Outstanding.   ![Untitled design (1)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(1).png "Untitled design (1)") ### **Jeanne Tarazevits** **CPA, QuickBooks Maven, Fishbowl Guru** As a Top 100 QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Fishbowl Inventory Super Hero, Jeanne helps businesses change the way they do business by getting their inventory management, accounting and manufacturing systems all working together seamlessly. In providing these services Jeanne draws upon her knowledge as a CPA, her previous experience as an Auditor with Ernst & Young and long-time CFO of a publicly-traded medical device manufacturer, and the expertise gained in the 10+ years she has been working with Fishbowl Inventory. #### Recent Posts ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Tag - [Fishbowl Inventory (32)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/fishbowl-inventory) - [QuickBooks (29)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/quickbooks) - [Inventory Management (14)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/inventory-management) - [Accounting (11)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/accounting) - [Our Partners (4)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/our-partners) - [QuickBooks Online (2)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/quickbooks-online) - [netstock (2)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/netstock) - [Food Manufacturing (1)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/food-manufacturing) - [Payable (1)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/payable) - [Payables (1)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/payables) - [Purchase Orders (1)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/purchase-orders) - [Uncategorized (1)](https://blog.tarabyte.com/blog/tag/uncategorized) See all [![New Call-to-action](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/5606425/15e03d41-fea1-404a-b70e-3b0b87f5bdce.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/5606425/15e03d41-fea1-404a-b70e-3b0b87f5bdce) ![TaraByte-Logo-Wht](https://blog.tarabyte.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TaraByte-Logo-Wht.png?width=250&height=43&name=TaraByte-Logo-Wht.png) TaraByte Solutions has been providing expert QuickBooks consulting and accounting services to small and mid-market firms since 2001. 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