Advice: Invoice paid to Invoice acct or to bank acct?

[Liz]

On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:11:57 -0700 (PDT)
carta <cartagram at outlook.com> wrote:

> I began using Gnucash several weeks ago. I'm not sure how to handle
> invoice payments so that the proper Transfer is used by the software.
> 
> Here's my workflow: When I receive client payment for their invoice,
> I open the actual invoice and choose "Pay Invoice" from the menu. The
> payment is reflected in the Invoices window and is also added to my
> business checking account. So far, so good.
> 
> The problem is that my business checking account displays "Invoice"
> as the Transfer. I was hoping to make it display the actual Income
> account, like "Income:Graphic Services" or "Income:Web Design."
> 
> I tried changing the Transfer from "Invoice" to "Income:Map," for
> example. That wiped out the Invoice entry for the invoice, showing it
> as unpaid there and in the Reports:Business:Receivable Aging. That
> won't work for me.
> 
> I suppose if "Invoice" is the default and only choice for a Transfer,
> then I'll have to use the memo field to specify where the income came
> from (Graphic Service, Web Design, etc.).
> 
> Can anyone tell me how I should be handling paid invoices? Thank you!
> 
> 
> 

Go back a few stages and put the correct account in when you create the
invoice.