I'm seeing the same thing as R Losey.
Dr. Expenses:something $200.00
Dr. Expenses:fees $ 2.25
Cr. Assets:PayPal $202.25
Debits = $202.25
Credits = $202.25
The transaction is in balance.
Can you do a sample transaction and take a screenshot?
Be sure to *attach* it and not just paste it inline.
Regards,
Adrien
p.s. - I agree with reply-all/reply-list: also, sometimes folks get
busy, and sometimes, not everyone has the answer, or is looking at the
question the same way. By keeping the discussion on the list, everyone
can help, and everyone can benefit.
On 12/8/25 8:18 PM, R Losey wrote:
You should really do "reply-all" so that everyone in the group can see the
discussion (for two reasons: 1-someone else may be having a similar
problem, and 2-if (when) I make an error, others can correct me).
Let me re-state the problem to make sure that I have it correctly:
So, you have purchased "Something" from a for $200; in addition, there is a
$2.25 charge from Paypal. I'm going to pretend that Paypal is like a bank
account for you, since I don't have any "balance" with Paypal.
I'm surprised that there are issues... as you say, the GnuCash split should
look like
Paypal: decrease balance by $202.25
Exponses:Fees $2.25
That should leave $200 for Expenses:Something
But you say that with just those two lines, there is no $200 balance
remaining?
If you entered this transaction into a checking account, does it work
properly? I'm not sure why you don't have an remaining balance of $200.
Perhaps a picture (if you can do it without privacy concerns) would help.
I've never run into anything like the problem you describe... What account
type is your PayPal account? (right-click on the account, select "Edit
Account" -- in the pop-up window, the Account Type is roughly halfway
down). After noting the Account Type, you can then "Cancel" the pop-up
window.
Note that I don't have any account for Paypal because everything I purchase
via Paypal goes to a credit card, so I just make entries in the relevant
credit card using a Description of "Paypal (Vendor)"
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