Bill amount <> check amount

[Derek Atkins]

Phil <sublime78ska at comcast.net> writes:

>> Uhh, did you "pay" the next month's bill _before_ you corrected the
>> transaction?  
>
> Yes, because the bank statement came after the next month's bill.  The
> 11 cents showed up on the bill but it's a utility bill (which are
> already very confusing) and it was just 11 cents.  

Ok.

>> If so, that's why you're getting the reminder.  If
>> not, then I'm not sure what's going on.
>> 
>> Also, when you paid the next month, did you tell gnucash that you paid
>> $X + $0.11?  Or did you just tell GnuCash that you paid $X?

You didn't answer this question.

How did you record the second bill?  Did you record it as $X?  or $X+0.11?

>> > My question is: Is this the correct way to do it?
>> 
>> No.  Now you probably have an extra $0.11 sitting around in your A/P
>> account.  This will get "applied" to your next bill, but then you'll
>> be out of balance.
>> 
>
> ok. 

Before you go off and do this, it very much depends on how you
recorded it.  Did you record the $0.11 twice?  Or not..  How you
correct that very much depends on how you recorded it in the first
place.

-derek

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