Sorry for pointing you to the docs rather than explaining in detail here. I'm also not an expert and don't exactly understand what you're trying to achieve.
You may want to use virtual postings as stated here: http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Working-with-multiple-funds-and-accounts Hope it helps =D *Leo Melo* <http://uk.linkedin.com/in/leomeloxp/> <http://twitter.com/leomeloxp> <http://plus.google.com/+LeonardoMeloXP> <http://about.me/leomeloxp> *---* The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings -- Eric Hoffer. On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 at 13:32 Vikas Rawal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I am confused about how to record the following kind of transaction in > accounts of a non-profit organisation. > >> > >> In a project, certain services provided by the organisation are charged > to a project. There is no equivalent payment to anyone. The services are > provided by staff of the organisation, or are done using assets owned by > the organisation (say a printer). We create a debit note that charges the > project at an agreed rate for each service. The amount charged is retained > by the organisation. > >> > >> How would I handle this in ledger? > > > > Not a ledger expert here (by any kind of thinking) just a user! > > > > How did you handle it before Ledger? > > > > Never did accounts before I started using ledger ;) > > > I would have an account setup (using all the detail you feel you need) > > and then just credit and debit that account (this could be some kind > > of general or specific sub account - - - its all up to you!). > > > > The grant from the funding agency shows up like this > > 2015/08/19 Funding Agency > ; Narration: 50 per cent of the grant for the Project > Assets:Our Bank:Savings account Rs 200000 > Income:Project:Agency:Bank transfer > > Now, how do I charge the project for printing of 1000 pages @Rs 3 per page? > > This is a notional transaction. No payment is made specifically for > printing, which is done from our own printers. Of course, there is a cost > to organisation. That is why the organisation should charge the project. > Can one do something like this? > > > 2015/02/25 Debit for Printing > ; Narration: Cost of printing 1000 pages@Rs. 3 per page > Expenses:Project:Stationery-Printing-Consumables Rs 3000 > Assets:Our Bank:Savings account > > But the problem is that there is no exact expense corresponding to this > transaction. > > Vikas > > > > > > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ledger" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Leonardo Melo -- Sent from my Nexus 6 (Nyaruko) -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
