Common Vendor Categorizations

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After doing millions of vendor categorizations for thousands of customers, we've put together a guide to the most common vendors and how they are typically categorized in Quickbooks. Click “Read more” to see how each vendor typically shows up on a credit card statement.

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1-800-Flowers

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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1Password

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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7-Eleven

Meals & Entertainment:Meals Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking Travel & Entertainment:Meals

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76

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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AP Intego

Employee Related:Workers' Compensation

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AT&T

IT Expense:Telephone and Internet

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Adobe

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Ahrefs

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Air Canada

Travel:Air Travel

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Airbnb

Travel:Lodging Travel & Entertainment:Lodging

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Airtable

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Alaska Airlines

Travel:Air Travel Travel & Entertainment:Air Travel

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Allianz Travel Insurance

General & Administrative:Business Insurance Travel:Air Travel

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Amazon

General & Administrative:Office Expenses Furniture & Fixtures IT Expense:Computer Hardware & Equipment Computers & Equipment

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Amazon Kindle

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Amazon Prime Video

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Amazon Web Services

Hosting IT Expense:Hosting IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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American Airlines

Travel:Air Travel Travel & Entertainment:Air Travel

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American Express Payment

Reimbursement Liability General & Administrative:Bank Fees IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Amtrak

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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AngelList

Employee Related:Recruiting

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Anthem

Employee Related:Health Insurance

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Apple

IT Expense:Computer Hardware & Equipment Computers & Equipment IT Expense:Software & Web Services General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Asana

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Atlassian

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Audible

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Austin Airport

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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Avis Car Rental

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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B&H Photo

IT Expense:Computer Hardware & Equipment Computers & Equipment

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Best Buy

IT Expense:Computer Hardware & Equipment Computers & Equipment General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Bill.com

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Blue Bottle Coffee

Meals & Entertainment:Meals Travel & Entertainment:Meals

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Bluestone Lane Cafe

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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Booking.com

Travel:Lodging

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Brex

Reimbursement Liability General & Administrative:Bank Fees IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Budget Rent-a-Car

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Burger King

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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CIBO Express

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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CVS

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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CVS Pharmacy

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Calendly

IT Expense:Software & Web Services General & Administrative:IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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California Franchise Tax Board

Taxes

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California Secretary of State

Licenses and Fees

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Canva

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Carta

Professional Fees:Finance & Accounting

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Cava

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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Caviar

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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ChatGPT

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Checkr

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Chevron

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Chick-fil-A

Meals & Entertainment:Meals Travel & Entertainment:Meals

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Chipotle

Meals & Entertainment:Meals Travel & Entertainment:Meals

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Circle K

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Clipper

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Cloudflare

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Comcast

IT Expense:Telephone and Internet

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Taxes

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Cooley

Professional Fees:Legal

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Corpnet

Licenses and Fees

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Costco

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Craigslist

Sales & Marketing:Advertising General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Crunchbase

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Curb SVC

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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CurbMobility

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Custom Ink

Sales & Marketing:Promotional Materials

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DHL

General & Administrative:Shipping and Handling

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Datadog

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Deel Inc

Professional Fees:Engineering, Product & Design General & Administrative:Other Contractors Employee Related:Payroll & Benefits Administration

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Dell

IT Expense:Computer Hardware & Equipment Computers & Equipment

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Delta Airlines

Travel:Air Travel Travel & Entertainment:Air Travel Travel

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DocSend

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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DocuSign

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Domino's

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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DoorDash

Meals & Entertainment:Meals Travel & Entertainment:Meals

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DoubleTree

Travel:Lodging

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Drizly

Meals & Entertainment:Entertainment

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Dropbox

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Duane Reade

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Dunkin Donuts

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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Eataly

Meals & Entertainment:Meals

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Enterprise

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Envato

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Etsy

General & Administrative:Office Expenses

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Eventbrite

Employee Related:Professional Development

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Expedia

Travel:Air Travel Travel:Lodging Travel

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Expensify

IT Expense:Software & Web Services Reimbursement Liability

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Exxon

Travel:Ground Transportation & Parking

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Facebook

Sales & Marketing:Advertising

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FedEx

General & Administrative:Shipping and Handling

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Figma

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Fiverr

General & Administrative:Other Contractors

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Frontier Airlines

Travel:Air Travel

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GitHub

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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GoDaddy

IT Expense:Software & Web Services Intangible Assets

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GoGo

Travel:Air Travel Travel & Entertainment:Air Travel

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Google

IT Expense:Software & Web Services Sales & Marketing:Advertising

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Google AdWords

Sales & Marketing:Advertising

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Google Cloud

Hosting IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Google Domains

Sales & Marketing:Branding IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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Google Play

IT Expense:Software & Web Services

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