Tithing sales

[Derek Atkins]

James Kerr <jim at jkerr82508.free-online.co.uk> writes:

> On Wednesday 10 March 2010 John Garber wrote:
>
>> I've just started to use GnuCash for a small business.  I would
>>  like to tithe sales to an "unpaid tithe" liability account that
>>  would be "depleted" when I write a check to pay the tithe.  The
>>  Sales are deposited in a checking account. I tried transferring
>>  money from the sales account to the unpaid tithe liability
>>  account, but that affects the total sales shown in reports
>>  (decreases it by 10%). How can I increase the "unpaid tithe"
>>  liability account (debit??) without affecting the total shown for
>>  the "Sales" account?
>> 
>
> Debit : Bank  100
> Credit: Sales 100
>
> Debit: Tithes Expense 10
> Credit: Unpaid Tithes 10

Note that you can do this (and probably SHOULD do this) in a single
transaction.

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-derek

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