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[Arthur Dyck]

Hmmm.  I was thinking that you would enter them directly into your
checking account ledger.  But, you're right, you may not be able to
enter them as customers there that you are able to track.  Maybe your
method is better.

On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 08:58 -0700, funzero wrote:
> Arthur
> 
> I'm sorry I'm so thick headed about this, but if I don't use the A/R account
> type I cannot use the process payment for the Customer/Donor - can I?  Are
> you suggesting I enter undeposited donations/payments for customers another
> way.  I'm a little confused.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Arthur Dyck-2 wrote:
> > 
> > It would be a current asset.
> > 
> > Arthur
> > 
> > On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 01:49 -0700, funzero wrote:
> >> What account type was I to use for Undeposited funds?  A/Receivable or
> >> what
> >> so I can process payments/donations?  Again, thanks for your help.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Arthur Dyck-2 wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > Sure.  Treat your donors as customers and create an account for them:
> >> > Business-> Customers-> New Customer.  You can process their payments
> >> > (Donations) and then there is a Customer Report available under
> >> Reports.
> >> > 
> >> > Arthur
> >> > 
> >> > On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 19:26 -0700, funzero wrote:
> >> >> Would there be a way to track giving of individual donors?
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> Arthur Dyck-2 wrote:
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Technically, it's not the correct usage of a AR account which is
> >> assets
> >> >> > expected but not yet received.  I would create an asset account like
> >> >> > Undeposited Funds to record the checks and then make a transfer to
> >> your
> >> >> > checking account when deposited.  It would make your balance sheet
> >> >> > easier to understand for your members.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Arthur
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 14:29 -0700, funzero wrote:
> >> >> >> No I didn't  - thanks for showing me the mistake.  I just left it
> >> as
> >> >> an
> >> >> >> asset.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Derek Atkins wrote:
> >> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> > Are you SURE that you set the Account Type to A/Receivable?
> >> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> > -derek
> >> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> > Quoting funzero <randy at vision-india.org>:
> >> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I am a newbie and keep records for a small non profit.  GnuCash
> >> has
> >> >> >> been
> >> >> >> >> working well for us - at least for two weeks.  I wanted to try
> >> >> >> something
> >> >> >> >> -
> >> >> >> >> using customers to track donors.  To do this I would show a
> >> >> donation
> >> >> >> as a
> >> >> >> >> payment associated to a customer.  The  payments would go into
> >> an
> >> >> A/R
> >> >> >> >> account that was undeposited checks.  When deposited it would be
> >> >> moved
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> >> the appropriate account such as checking.  I set up a customer
> >> and
> >> >> >> tried
> >> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> >> do a payment but it says that don;t have a post to account.  I
> >> did
> >> >> set
> >> >> >> up
> >> >> >> >> a
> >> >> >> >> A/R account under Assets but still cannot get a post to to show
> >> up. 
> >> >> >> What
> >> >> >> >> do
> >> >> >> >> I need to do.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Randy
> >> >> >> >> --
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> >> >> >> > 
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