Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Chris Travers
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:42 PM, David Sentinella wrote: > I think this raises the more complex issue of "Contract Accounting". In > such systems, the contract fee is paid monthly or annually in advance (a > prepayment) and labour and goods against that contract are "included" or > "excluded". Mo

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread David Sentinella
I think this raises the more complex issue of "Contract Accounting". In such systems, the contract fee is paid monthly or annually in advance (a prepayment) and labour and goods against that contract are "included" or "excluded". More complex elements of contract accounting include special rat

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] electronic invoices

2009-01-28 Thread Michael Richardson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Chris" == Chris Travers writes: >> One of the things I wanted to work on awhile ago was the >> situation where two organizations ran >> sql-ledger/ledger-smb... issuing invoices which must be >> hand-entered in as purchase orde

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Michael Richardson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Stroller" == Stroller writes: Stroller> AFAICT the two invoices will have different invoice Stroller> numbers & different dates. If the tax man were to discover Stroller> this discrepancy then he would fall upon you like a long

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] electronic invoices

2009-01-28 Thread Chris Travers
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Michael Richardson wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > One of the things I wanted to work on awhile ago was the situation where > two organizations ran sql-ledger/ledger-smb... issuing invoices which > must be hand-entered in as purchase

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Stroller
On 28 Jan 2009, at 21:18, Michael Richardson wrote: > ... > Invoice him for $2K. Send it to him, but don't save it. (Or delete > it > afterwards) > Invoice him for the work you are about to do. Apply the $2000 > payment > against that invoice, and he'll have a credit. If I am reading this

[Ledger-smb-users] electronic invoices

2009-01-28 Thread Michael Richardson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 One of the things I wanted to work on awhile ago was the situation where two organizations ran sql-ledger/ledger-smb... issuing invoices which must be hand-entered in as purchase orders really seemed dumb. Especially when both organizations were run b

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread David Sentinella
Perhaps this might work: create a item (part or service) called "Prepayment" or "Advance Payment" with zero dollar amount and process the payment. The customer then has "Credit". When the goods are delivered, an invoice is issued with the goods delivered - we put a note saying something like "G

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Chris Travers
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Del Miller wrote: > Hi Chris & thanks for the reply. > > Well, my customer said, "Get me an invoice so I can prepay you." -- or > something to that effect. I assumed that he needed an invoice on his > end for his accountant to work with. I don't know what else

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Michael Richardson
> "Del" == Del Miller writes: Del> How would one do a prepay type of thing with LSMB? Del> I have a customer who would like an invoice for $2000 today Del> that will be applied to future work. I can invoice him but as Del> soon as the payment is processed it will then show a

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Del Miller
Chris Travers wrote: > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Del Miller > wrote: > >> Hello again, >> >> How would one do a prepay type of thing with LSMB? >> >> I have a customer who would like an invoice for $2000 today that will be >> applied to future work. I can invoice him but as soon as th

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Chris Travers
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Del Miller wrote: > Hello again, > > How would one do a prepay type of thing with LSMB? > > I have a customer who would like an invoice for $2000 today that will be > applied to future work. I can invoice him but as soon as the payment is > processed it will then

[Ledger-smb-users] Prepayment

2009-01-28 Thread Del Miller
Hello again, How would one do a prepay type of thing with LSMB? I have a customer who would like an invoice for $2000 today that will be applied to future work. I can invoice him but as soon as the payment is processed it will then show a zero balance due rather than a credit. I could not invoi