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# Configure deferred revenue

**Deferred Revenue Setup** on [Accounting > Accounts](/reference/accounting/accounts.md) supplies the settings used when FlowerBuddy records received event payments in QuickBooks. Choose the settings approved for your business before reviewing cash receipts.

## Choose the three settings

1. Open **Accounting**, then **Accounts**.
2. In **Deferred Revenue Setup**, choose the **Deferred revenue account**.
3. Choose the **Deposit account**.
4. Choose the **Deferred revenue product/service**.

Each selection saves when you change it. Review all three saved values before continuing to Cash Receipts.

## Understand the choices

The **Deferred revenue account** holds the received amount before revenue recognition. FlowerBuddy offers eligible liability accounts from the connected QuickBooks company.

The **Deposit account** is the account used for the linked QuickBooks payment. Eligible choices include bank and other-current-asset accounts. Choose the account that matches your bookkeeping process rather than relying on a suggested name.

The **Deferred revenue product/service** is used on the QuickBooks invoice. It must be an eligible service or non-inventory item with an account assigned in QuickBooks.

## Check the account match

The selected product/service should point to the same account as **Deferred revenue account**. If FlowerBuddy displays a mismatch warning, correct the selected product/service or its account in QuickBooks before syncing a receipt.

Use **Refresh QBO accounts** after changing accounts or products/services in QuickBooks. If a choice still does not appear, check its type and account assignment in QuickBooks.

Return to [Cash Receipts](/reference/accounting/cash-receipts.md) when setup is complete. A **Needs setup** status directs you back to these settings when a required value is missing or unsuitable.