On Tue, Feb 3, 2026, 07:23 Maf. King <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tuesday, 3 February 2026 14:46:42 GMT Bruce Griffis wrote: > > This is an accounting "how would you" question, not a technical GnuCash > > question. > > > > I am the executor for my mom's estate. There were expenses before the > > estate was set up, and as of now - it is still not funded. I paid a few > > expenses out of pocket and will need to be reimbursed by the estate. I > > covered three months of heat and electric, two months of Verizon and an > > electrician. I think as I set it up in GnuCash - the money I spent would > > be considered a loan from me to the estate, as I expect to bill the > > estate for those expenses. > > > > Is that the correct way to go about this? Set it up as a small, personal > > loan from me to the estate, then pay the estate expenses from that loan? > > Then at some point once it is funded, pay off the loan to me? > > > > > That's how I would do it in the UK (actually, did do it when my wife > passed) > - usual caveats about not being an accountant and not knowing your local > laws > and practices (and quirks) apply, of course. > > Maf. >
Or treat the estate as a business. Turn in an expense report and get reimbursed. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
