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Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Fri Apr 13 12:08:36 EDT 2007


A/R is an asset acocunt type.
"Current Assets" is generally a placement in the Chart of Accounts.

-derek

Quoting funzero <randy at vision-india.org>:

>
> 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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