Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-10 Thread Daffy Duck
It is a discount, but the issue is: 1. It's multiple invoices to the same client 2. I want to create a new, final invoice that summarizes the expenses that will be reimbursed and the actual services being paid for.  Two different amounts on a single invoice, with a single total(but separating

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 3/9/21 12:21 PM, Daffy Duck wrote: Ok, I think I have it working now. So, the better way to look at the discounted situation in my case was "renegotiated accounts" because I want to pay expenses prior to income. Not sure I'm following here. Let's take this one step at a time. First, I

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-09 Thread Daffy Duck
Ok, I think I have it working now. So, the better way to look at the discounted situation in my case was "renegotiated accounts" because I want to pay expenses prior to income. So, I created a new asset account called "renegotiated accounts" and paid the outstanding invoices for this individual

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Apologies. AFDA will have to go somewhere else under Assets then. It should show up after moving it. Regards, Adrien On 3/8/21 9:05 PM, Daffy Duck wrote: Ok, maybe that is the issue. AFDA is not listed under transfer accounts.  Both AR and AFDA are not listed.

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Daffy Duck
Ok, maybe that is the issue. AFDA is not listed under transfer accounts.  Both AR and AFDA are not listed. ? On Mon, 2021-03-08 at 20:55 -0600, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > Sorry if I wasn't clear. > > At first, there should be no transactions in that account. > > Go to Business > Customer >

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Sorry if I wasn't clear. At first, there should be no transactions in that account. Go to Business > Customer > Process Payment. Enter the customer in the search field at the top. You'll see the invoice that you need to close out, select it. Put in the appropriate date, and the amount you

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Daffy Duck
Hi, Thanks.   "For Bad Debts, set up an account called "Allowance for Doubtful  > Accounts" as a child of AR. (be sure to make this of type 'Asset') > > You can then 'pay' the invoice using this account as the source. > > This will cause the invoice to be closed by GnuCash and it will be  >

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Daffy Duck
Mar 2021 16:53:56 -0600 (CST) > > From: David Cousens > > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > Subject: Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices? > > Message-ID: <1615157636594-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > >

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Alan Hopkins
Fair comment Adrien. On Tue, 9 Mar. 2021, 2:55 am Adrien Monteleone, < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > You should refrain from making manual entries or edits in AR/AP. It > isn't that you can't or that anything will blow up, but you may forget > that the Business Features will not see

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Derek Atkins
Adrien, On Mon, March 8, 2021 10:54 am, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > You should refrain from making manual entries or edits in AR/AP. It > isn't that you can't or that anything will blow up, but you may forget > that the Business Features will not see those edits/transactions where > you might

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You should refrain from making manual entries or edits in AR/AP. It isn't that you can't or that anything will blow up, but you may forget that the Business Features will not see those edits/transactions where you might expect them to. If you really need to make manual edits/entries, create

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
*note* none of the below is accounting or tax advice, but how to use GnuCash to accomplish the goal of 'clearing' the invoices while following general accounting practices. Here's how to handle both using the Business Features so GnuCash sorts everything properly and can 'see' what you are

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Christopher Lam
Hi David, nice to see the documented method of writing off bad debts. However it seems hackish. It would be good to formalise the methods via a menu item or toolbar button. Similarly, processing refunds is currently done afaiu via credit notes. Numerically it's fine, but does it pass the tax

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-08 Thread Alan Hopkins
, how does one make them disappear? -- Message: 7 Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 16:53:56 -0600 (CST) From: David Cousens [1] To: [2]gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices? Message-ID: [3]<1615157636594-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> Conten

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread Keith Fetterman
; > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 16:53:56 -0600 (CST) > From: David Cousens > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices? > Message-ID: <1615157636594-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread David Cousens
My description of the process has been from an accounting perspective. According to the Help Manual GnuCash cannot process the write off as a payment in the simple manner of a manual transaction entry as I described it because the accounts in the payment logic are restricted and the use of lots

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread Daffy Duck
David, So if I add an entry in bad debt for $500 from expense, transfer from assets:accounts receiveable can I "assign" it to the specific invoice, or no? On Sun, 2021-03-07 at 19:16 -0600, Daffy Duck wrote: > David, > > Thank you.  I realized what was happening from an accounting >

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread Daffy Duck
David, Thank you.  I realized what was happening from an accounting perspective, but I was wondering if I can do anything that addresses the reference in due invoices reminder? On Sun, 2021-03-07 at 16:53 -0600, David Cousens wrote: > There is no need to zero out the invoice. It remains as it

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread David Cousens
There is no need to zero out the invoice. It remains as it originally was and the debt remains on the books. What the debt write off does is correct your income for the amount of income you expected to but didn't receive and adjusts the accounts receivable to reflect that you do not expect to

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread Daffy Duck
I'm having a little trouble with this one. For the "Bad Debts" one, I created expense - bad debts I then added, in this case, $500(which they owe me $500) under Bad Debts - expense I then, to close out the invoice, applied it as payment to the invoice, but then it switches over to rebate? I

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-07 Thread Daffy Duck
Thanks to you and Ron! On Sat, 2021-03-06 at 23:56 -0600, David Cousens wrote: > The methodology is a little different for each case. > > Where they have not paid the full amount of the invoice without your > acquiesence, then you would generally regard the unpaid amount as a > bad > debt.  In a

Re: [GNC] Best way to close unpaid invoices?

2021-03-06 Thread David Cousens
The methodology is a little different for each case. Where they have not paid the full amount of the invoice without your acquiesence, then you would generally regard the unpaid amount as a bad debt. In a direct write off, you would create an "Expense:Bad Debts" account and you would credit the