invoice date vs bank transaction date

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Parker Jones <zoubidoo at hotmail.com> writes:

> Dear list,
>
> This is probably a newbie question but I didn't find an answer in the FAQ.
>
> I am preparing annual accounts by importing transactions from a bank
> account via qif.  A problem that keeps cropping up is that an invoice
> that falls within the accounting period has a transaction date outside
> the accounting period.  For tax purposes, the important date (tax
> point) is the invoice date and not the transaction date.
>
> Is there a way of controlling which accounting period a transaction
> falls in?  I'd be interested to hear how others handle this.

Presuming you are just importing the transactions via qif (and not
importing the actual Invoices via the Invoice Importer) then no, sorry.
The date is the only control.  If you want it to appear in a different
period then you need to change the date of the transaction.

> With regards,
> P. Jones

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-derek

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