You have four lines, not three lines as R Losey told you.
Remove the "Assets:Aktiva:Brukskonti:Paypal" line. Arrow up to it,
delete "Assets:Aktiva:Brukskonti:Paypal", tab to Debit 2 631,65, delete
again, then tab to next line. Keep tabbing until you get to the "To
vendor" line and type over the amount to fix it.
When you have an amount in one column and type an amount in the other
column on the same line, GnuCash will put in the difference between
those two numbers.
So for the vendor line, you should have entered 2 608,37 in the left
Debit side, then tabbed to the right Credit side and deleted the 23,28.
If you are using your credit card to pay for an expense and also a small
fee, then you have an expense, not an asset. If you bought an asset,
then it is not an expense at the same time.
If you had a PayPal account that worked like a bank account, you might
Add money to it with a bank account:
DR PayPal bank account
CR Checking account
Spend money from it on an expense:
DR Expense thing you bought +100
DR Expense fee to use PayPal+ 20
CR PayPal bank account -120
Spend money from it on inventory:
DR Asset inventory +100
DR Expense fee to use PayPal+ 20
CR PayPal bank account -120
But if you are just using PayPal as a tool to pay an expense with your
credit card, which I think is what you are doing here:
DR Expense thing you bought +100
DR Expense fee to use PayPal+ 20
CR Credit card -120
On 2025-12-19 09:09 AM, Øivind Nicolaysen wrote:
Resending message from 14. December
Fra: Øivind Nicolaysen
Sendt: søndag 14. desember 2025 14:49
Til: 'R Losey' <[email protected]>
Emne: SV: [GNC] Split transaction problem
Dear Mr. Losey,
I am sorry for late answer, but I am returning to the problem described below.
This time I have used slightly different amounts:
The vendor shall be paid USD 250 (=NOK 2608,37)
PayPal transaction fee is USD 2,23 (=NOK 23,28)
Total drawn from my credit card is USD 252,23 (=NOK 2631,65)
I have attached the transactions step-by-step and I hope you will find out what
is wrong.
Kind regards
Øivind Nicolaysen
Fra: R Losey <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sendt: tirsdag 9. desember 2025 03:18
Til: Øivind Nicolaysen <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; Gnucash Users
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Emne: Re: [GNC] Split transaction problem
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)"
On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM Øivind Nicolaysen
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thanks for your answer,
Yes, it should be very simple, as demonstrated by your grocery example, but my
case is a little different
A vendor has sent a payment request to my PayPal account of $200.
I pay from my PayPal balance, and PayPal charge me $2.25 for the transaction.
So, I decrease my PayPal balance by $202.25, on one side. On the other side,
$2.25 is added to my fees expenses account. Then, I would expect to see $200 to
be left for the relevant purchase account. But the $200 is never shown. Even if
I put the $200 manually on the next line, the whole split becomes strange.
I have tried many times and I and still unable to explain to myself what is
going on.
By the way, I have similar grocery splits as you have shown, and it works
nicely.
Looking forward to your comments
Øivind Nicolaysen
Fra: R Losey <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Sendt: mandag 8. desember 2025 18:52
Til: Øivind Nicolaysen <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Kopi: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Emne: Re: [GNC] Split transaction problem
First, I'll echo what the others have said: we need more information.
Normally splits are pretty easy; the debit and credit columns should sum to
zero.
If I spend $100 at a department store, and $50 is clothing, $20 is groceries,
and $30 is car maintenance items, then I increase my credit card balance by
100, and the splits go into Clothing, Groceries, and Auto Maintenance.
So, I'm guessing that something more complicated is involved here -- how about
a split with different currencies? That may be a problem.
In any event, we certainly need more information.
On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM Øivind Nicolaysen
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Team,
I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to seek your assistance
regarding a split transaction issue I'm currently experiencing. I've
encountered a problem when trying to split a transaction, and I'm not sure how
to resolve it.
When I attempt to split the transaction, it seems that the amounts do not
distribute correctly, resulting in an imbalance. I've double-checked the
entries, but I can't seem to pinpoint where the error might be. Has anyone else
faced a similar issue, or could you offer any guidance on how to troubleshoot
or correct this?
I appreciate your help and look forward to any advice or solutions you might
have. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
Best regards,
Øivind Nicolaysen
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