Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread David Cousens
Justin, One other comment. You do not say whether this fee is being paid to the utility company or a third party, e.g. bank is imposing it for handling the transaction. In the latter case, it would make more sense to track it separately from the charges by the utility company. If it is imposed by

Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 08/27/2018 05:39 AM, Justin H Haynes wrote: > It worked just fine. From the Accounts Payable register, I edited the > payment transaction and added two splits - 1 from the Liabilities:Credit Card > account to pay the fee, and 1 to the Expenses:Fees. In the reference field, > I left all the

Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread Derek Atkins
Justin H Haynes writes: > In this case, I suppose I could create a separate bill with only the > convenience of $3.49 and include that as one of the bills I pay with > he 603.49 payment, since that fee appears on no written statement I > have received. Your other option is to just modify the

Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Where to record the expense is likely a personal preference. Talk to your CPA if you have concerns, especially if you’re itemizing deductions and calculating percentages for a home business. While you can edit the transaction in the A/P (and A/R) register, just to be safe, I always use the

Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread Justin H Haynes
> On Aug 27, 2018, at 3:54 AM, elvis wrote: > > On 27/08/18 03:16, Justin H Haynes wrote: >> I have two invoices to pay to a utility company. Let’s say the amounts of >> the invoices are $200 and $300 for a total of $500. I have paid $600, so >> the payment correctly is applied to those

Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread elvis
On 27/08/18 03:16, Justin H Haynes wrote: I have two invoices to pay to a utility company. Let’s say the amounts of the invoices are $200 and $300 for a total of $500. I have paid $600, so the payment correctly is applied to those two invoices, and $100 to the Accounts Payable account. I

Re: [GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread Justin H Haynes
It worked just fine. From the Accounts Payable register, I edited the payment transaction and added two splits - 1 from the Liabilities:Credit Card account to pay the fee, and 1 to the Expenses:Fees. In the reference field, I left all the “Payment” splits generated by GNUCash alone, and for

[GNC] Process Payment and convenience fees

2018-08-27 Thread Justin H Haynes
I have two invoices to pay to a utility company. Let’s say the amounts of the invoices are $200 and $300 for a total of $500. I have paid $600, so the payment correctly is applied to those two invoices, and $100 to the Accounts Payable account. I can see the three transactions in Account