diff --git a/include_header.html b/include_header.html
index 4951632..e097838 100644
--- a/include_header.html
+++ b/include_header.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function resetTimer()
 <title>YBDB</title>
 <link href="css_yb_standard.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 <script src="js/jquery-2.1.1.js"></script>
+<script src="js/transaction.js"></script>
 
 </head>
 
diff --git a/js/transaction.js b/js/transaction.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19485bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/transaction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* jQuery fun with transactions - Jonathan Rosenbaum */
+
+// currently css is just hardwired, but that reflects the coding style of YBDB :)
+
+$(function() {
+
+	$(".paid").click(function() {
+		if ($(this).prop("checked")) { 
+			//console.log("turn color on");
+			$(this).closest("tr").css("background-color","#99CC33");  
+	    	$.post("json/transaction.php",{ paid: 1, transaction_id: this.name } );
+	 	} 
+	  	else { 
+	  		//console.log("turn color off");
+	    	$(this).closest("tr").css("background-color","transparent");  
+	    	$.post("json/transaction.php",{ paid: 0, transaction_id: this.name } );
+	  	} 
+	});
+
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/json/transaction.php b/json/transaction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb23dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json/transaction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once('../Connections/YBDB.php');
+mysql_select_db($database_YBDB, $YBDB);
+
+
+	if(isset($_POST['paid'])) {
+			if ($_POST['paid'] == 1) {			
+			
+				$query = "UPDATE transaction_log SET paid=1 WHERE transaction_id=" . $_POST['transaction_id'] . ";";				 
+				$result = mysql_query($query, $YBDB) or die(mysql_error());
+		
+			} elseif($_POST['paid'] == 0) {
+	  			
+			  	$query = "UPDATE transaction_log SET paid=0 WHERE transaction_id=" . $_POST['transaction_id'] . ";";
+			  	$result = mysql_query($query, $YBDB) or die(mysql_error());	    
+		
+			}
+	  }
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/transaction_log.php b/transaction_log.php
index 1fbdfeb..17f11cd 100644
--- a/transaction_log.php
+++ b/transaction_log.php
@@ -385,7 +385,10 @@ FROM transaction_log WHERE transaction_id = $trans_id; ";
         <?php while ($row_Recordset1 = mysql_fetch_assoc($Recordset1)) { //do { ?>
         
         <form method="post" name="FormView_<?php echo $row_Recordset1['transaction_id']; ?>" action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>">
-          <tr bordercolor='#CCCCCC' <?php echo ((intval($row_Recordset1['transaction_id']) == intval($trans_id)) ? "bgcolor='#CCCC33'" :  "")?> >
+          <tr bordercolor='#CCCCCC' <?php
+          	echo ((intval($row_Recordset1['transaction_id']) == intval($trans_id)) ? "bgcolor='#CCCC33'" :  "");
+          	if ($row_Recordset1['paid'] == 1) { echo "bgcolor='#99CC33'"; } 
+          ?> >
           <td><?php echo $row_Recordset1['shop_id']; ?></td>
 		  <td><?php echo $row_Recordset1['date_wday']; ?></td>
 		  <td><?php echo $row_Recordset1['transaction_type']; ?></td>
@@ -393,7 +396,11 @@ FROM transaction_log WHERE transaction_id = $trans_id; ";
 		  <td><?php echo $row_Recordset1['description_with_locations']; ?>&nbsp;</td>
 		  <td><?php echo $row_Recordset1['full_name']; ?></td>
 		  <td><?php $record_trans_id = $row_Recordset1['transaction_id']; echo "<a href=\"{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}?trans_id={$record_trans_id}\">edit</a>"; ?></td>
-		  <td><input class="paid" type="checkbox" name="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['transaction_id']; ?>" value="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['paid']; ?>"></td>
+		  <td><input class="paid" type="checkbox" name="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['transaction_id']; ?>" 
+		  														value="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['paid'];?>"
+																<?php if ($row_Recordset1['paid'] == 1) { echo "  checked"; }  ?>		  														
+		  														>
+		  </td>
 	    </tr>
           <input type="hidden" name="MM_insert" value="FormUpdate">
           <input type="hidden" name="shop_visit_id" value="<?php echo $row_Recordset1['transaction_id']; ?>">