- You’ll need to assign the Invoice(s) to a Client, so you may wish to create a ‘dummy’ Client. Head to the People tab and click on + New Client
- Create a Client called ‘Retail Sales’ or something to describe the income. You can put your own email address in for the contact details.
- Save the Client
- Head to the Invoices tab and click on + New Invoice
- Choose your newly created Client and enter the income information on the Invoice
- Save the Invoice as a Draft
- Return to the Invoices tab and hover your mouse over the Invoice number (blue link). You’ll see a small pop-up appear.
- Click on Mark as Sent. This allows the Invoice to show up in your Reports.
- Now we’re going to enter a Payment against that Invoice. Head to the Invoices tab, then the Payments sub-tab
- Click + New Payment and select the Invoice you just created, clicking Enter Payment at the bottom of the page
- Add the Payment information, including any Notes you may want to add
- Click Save, and the Payment will be added.

FreshBooks will now recognize that as income and this will be reflected in your Reports!