Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-02 Thread gibel...@gmx.net
On 02.08.23 16:36, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: Please -- we are not competent to give this sort of accounting advice. Especially for what is an esoteric/rare type of entity (probably not addressed in most accounting texts) This seriously needs consulting with an accountant familiar with this

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-02 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
Please -- we are not competent to give this sort of accounting advice. Especially for what is an esoteric/rare type of entity (probably not addressed in most accounting texts) This seriously needs consulting with an accountant familiar with this form of entity, especially if unable to find an

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-01 Thread gibel...@gmx.net
Your suggestion sounds interesting, although in my case I have to map the side of the provider of the investment, because the community wants to "sell" shares to members, right? So, in the example, the community would be the hotel itself, which offers shares and wants to record them either as

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm not sure about what you are looking for exactly, but based on what you've given us so far, I can see a possible approach of adding your members as 'customers' and issuing an 'invoice' to them for 'shares'. You can then obtain a Customer Report which is essentially a Statement of Account.

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-01 Thread Fred Tydeman
On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 7:43 AM Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > And yet, apart from that, it would already help me a lot if there was an > idea how I could promptly and internally (i.e. without all tax aspects > and legal requirements) map the (partial) payments

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-01 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
And yet, apart from that, it would already help me a lot if there was an idea how I could promptly and internally (i.e. without all tax aspects and legal requirements) map the (partial) payments of members and their shares in the overall project, because the other tasks will take up quite a

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-08-01 Thread gibel...@gmx.net
Thank you Stan and Michael, I understand the challenge of answering my questions for this particular type of project and also that of a mailing list. We are in Bolivia and, as far as I know so far, non-profits, clubs or community organizations are not represented in the legislation. In this

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-31 Thread gibel...@gmx.net
Thank you David, You do not have to account for the details of other entities (e.g. your members) in accounting for contributions from members, In the eaxample you gave of a member buying something for the community entity and being reimbursed, the purchase by the member on behalf of the

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-31 Thread David Cousens
Sebastian, You do not have to account for the details of other entities (e.g. your members) in accounting for contributions from members, In the eaxample you gave of a member buying something for the community entity and being reimbursed, the purchase by the member on behalf of the community

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-31 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
But when you ask an accounting question, particularly a rather esoteric one, it's going to two sets of people: those who are _not_ professional accountants and are reluctant to give an answer that might be incorrect because of information the questioner didn't think to include, and those who

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-31 Thread Stan Brown
Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com TL;DR version: I suggest contacting treasurers of other community projects for best practices. (Longer version below.) On 2023-07-31 09:43, gibel...@gmx.net wrote, in part: > > Obviously my basic question was latently wrongly formulated. Of

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-31 Thread gibel...@gmx.net
Thanks for your responses Jim and Michael, I believe I have a good understanding of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Not as deep an understanding as an accountant, of course, but my work in the IT industry for large discount retailers and my personal investments, have fortunately given

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-31 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 7/31/2023 1:36 AM, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: Hello, Sebastian: Welcome to GnuCash! I hope it works well for you. On 2023-07-30 22:28, gibel...@gmx.net wrote: I have recently started using gnuCash and am trying to figure out if I can use gnuCash in a meaningful way to map the cash flows in a

Re: [GNC] Ideas and recommendations for community project

2023-07-30 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Hello, Sebastian: Welcome to GnuCash! I hope it works well for you. On 2023-07-30 22:28, gibel...@gmx.net wrote: I have recently started using gnuCash and am trying to figure out if I can use gnuCash in a meaningful way to map the cash flows in a community project. I think I understand the