QB Issue Resolution:
If the company got scammed for 2500, there is no bad debt, the money is gone.
Create an expense account called fraud expense
Since you did not say what the payment was for, you will have to make the decision in the journal entry
debit fraud expense
credit the account that the fraud payment was used for
explain in the memo block
Resolution for Issue 'If my client’s company was got scammed $2,500, how should I record that loss in quickbooks? Thanks!' available: Yes (Solved).
Source: Intuit Community forum.
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