Hi,<br>
<br>
I use Gnucash just to track personal finances (and have very basic
accounting skills, so please forgive any blatant accounting
errors!). I start a new file at the beginning of each year.<br>
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At the end of Dec 2004, I paid the water bill, which was a prepayment
for Jan - June 2005. My account balance at the end of 2004 and
beginning of 2005 was $0.<br>
<br>
In Jan 2005, I switched payment methods, and got a credit from the
water company, let's say for $200 (cr). Since then, the costs for
water usage have been deducted from the credit balance.<br>
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My question is: how do I record both the credit and the subsequent
debits? Should the credit balance be the opening balance for that
account? And for the subsequent debits, what accounts would the funds
be moving between (I know 1 would be the 'utility' account, but what
should the other one be)?<br>
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any help would be much appreciated.<br>
<br>
Sophie<br>
<br>