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MeganBerryman's avatar
16 days ago

Recording Car Loan

How do you record a financed vehicle purchase in Solo when the finance company pays the dealer directly and there is no bank transaction?

I’ve:

  • Created a Motor Vehicle asset category.
  • Created a Vehicle Finance liability category.
  • Recorded a $5,000 deposit paid from my business bank account.
  • The remaining $34,483 was paid directly to the dealer by the finance company.

Solo Support said to use the liability category to track the opening balance and repayments, but I can’t find any way to enter the opening loan balance of $34,483.

How have others recorded this so the vehicle shows as an asset and the finance shows as a liability?

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  • Hey there MeganBerryman​ - thanks for stopping by!

     

    At the moment, Solo doesn’t have a dedicated opening balance feature. However, you can use the Record Income and Record Expense feature to manually enter amounts against the relevant category to reflect your starting balance.

    As always, we recommend checking in with your accountant to make sure this approach works for your specific situation and that the correct tax codes are being applied. You are also able to share access with your accountant or bookkeeper to ensure any new records introduced are correctly recorded. 

    We've also got a community-raised suggestion over on our Ideas board for a similar topic, I definitely recommend upvoting! 

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