Expense / account hierarchy

[Bill Wohler]

Kevin Page <gnucash-list at krp.org.uk> writes:

> - I often spend money on bills which are then split with other people
> (e.g. my telecomms category is artificially high, because although I
> do pay our telecomms company that amount, _personally_ I'm only
> spending a split of that total with my housemates)

For those, I create a split. So, your telecom bill which you paid from
Assets:Checking would be split between Expenses:Telephone,
Assets:Accounts Receivable:Roommate 1 and Assets:Accounts
Receivable:Roommate 2. When your roommates pay you back, transfer the
cash they gave you from Assets:AR:Roommate X to Assets:Cash.

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