# Creating Projects in QuickBooks Online for WiseCost

- URL: https://www.usewisecost.com/help/quickbooks-integration/creating-projects-in-quickbooks-online
- Audience: Admins
- Last updated: 2026-09-19
- Part of the WiseCost Help Center: https://www.usewisecost.com/help

> Projects are created only in QuickBooks Online. Add the Project there, then click Re-Sync in Company Setup → Projects and it appears in WiseCost.

Projects are created only in QuickBooks Online, never in WiseCost. To add one, create it in the Projects area of QuickBooks Online, then open **Company Setup → Projects** in WiseCost and click **Re-Sync**. WiseCost lists real QuickBooks Projects only, so a sub-customer that was never converted to a Project will not appear.

**Who can do this:** an Administrator in WiseCost with access to QuickBooks Online.

## Add a Project

1. In QuickBooks Online, open the **Projects** area and create the Project under the right customer.
2. In WiseCost, go to **Company Setup → Projects**.
3. Click **Re-Sync**.
4. Check that the Project is in the list. Your team can now charge time to it, if your contract field is Project.

The Projects page in WiseCost has a help button that shows these same steps.

## Why it works this way

Projects can only ever be created inside QuickBooks Online itself. That is why **Manage QuickBooks objects from WiseCost** never affects Projects, whatever its position.

## Set a budget and a period of performance

Once the Project is in WiseCost you can give it an hours or dollars ceiling and start and end dates. See [Contract budgets and period of performance](https://www.usewisecost.com/help/time-tracking/contract-budgets-and-period-of-performance).

## Common questions

### My Projects do not appear in WiseCost. Why?

Usually they are sub-customers in QuickBooks Online that were never converted to Projects, or you have not clicked **Re-Sync** since creating them. See [My Projects do not appear in WiseCost](https://www.usewisecost.com/help/troubleshooting/projects-not-appearing).

### Can I use Projects and Classes at the same time?

One of them is the contract. If your contract field is Project, you can still include Class on the form as a secondary tag.