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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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