On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Peter Keen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM, John Wiegley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I consider loans to other people as an asset held at another location, so 
>> it's
>> never "income" when the money is simply transferred back to me.  It's my 
>> money
>> either way.  Now if the loan gets forgiven, then I transfer it to an Expense.
>
> That's exactly what I do:
>
> 2012/01/01 * Loan to Bob
>    Assets:Receivable:Bob      $50.00
>    Assets:Checking
>
> 2012/01/01 * Bob Loan Repayment
>    Assets:Checking              $10.00
>    Assets:Receivable:Bob

Thanks everyone, that helps a lot!

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