---
title: "QBO billable account type for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "failed-to-export-into-quickbooks-online-selected-account-invalid-type"
description: "Resolve QuickBooks Online export errors for billable expenses by adjusting account types or remapping expense categories in Payhawk."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:14:04Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:14:04Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/failed-to-export-into-quickbooks-online-selected-account-invalid-type"
---

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# Failed to export into QuickBooks Online. The selected account for a billable expense has an invalid type in QuickBooks.

## Error message

```plaintext
Failed to export into QuickBooks Online. The selected account for a billable expense has an invalid type in QuickBooks Online. Please update the account type in QuickBooks Online or change the category mapping in Payhawk.
```

## Affected ERP integrations

- QuickBooks Online

## Cause

This error occurs when you are trying to export a billable expense to QuickBooks Online as a vendor bill, but the General Ledger (G/L) account mapped to the expense category in Payhawk has an account type that QuickBooks Online does not accept for billable expenses.

QuickBooks Online has specific restrictions on which account types can be used for billable expense transactions. If the mapped account type does not meet these requirements, the export will fail.

## Valid account types for billable expenses

The following account types are valid for billable expenses in QuickBooks Online:

- Expense
- Other Expense
- Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
- Other Current Liabilities
- Other Current Assets
- Other Assets
- Fixed Assets

## Solution

You can resolve this issue in one of the following ways:

- Change the account type in QuickBooks Online.
  1. Log in to your QuickBooks Online account.
  2. Navigate to **Settings** and select **Chart of Accounts**.
  3. Locate the G/L account that is mapped to your Payhawk expense category.
  4. Click **Edit** next to the account.
  5. Change the **Account Type** to one of the valid types listed above, for example, Expense, Other Expense, COGS, or else.
  6. Click **Save** **and** **Close**.
  7. Return to Payhawk and attempt to export the expense again.
- Remap the expense category in Payhawk.
  1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), navigate to your expense category mapping settings for QuickBooks Online.
  2. Locate the expense category causing the error.
  3. Remap it to a different G/L account in QuickBooks Online that already has a valid account type for billable expenses.
  4. Save the updated mapping.