Enter trans. in register problem

[Colin Law]

On 20 May 2013 18:14, amenditman <amenditman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am experiencing a strange problem.
>
> When I am entering a transaction in an account journal it is duplicating the
> entry with an opposite charge.
> Essentially, cancelling my entry.
>
> Example
>
> 01/27/2013   POS   Newegg     Assets Cash on Hand    Spend 52.99  <ENTER>
>
> When I press the enter key, the transaction appears right in the register as
> I have entered it.
> But another transaction also shows up at the same time.
>
> 01/27/2013   POS  Newegg  Assets Cash on Hand   Receive 52.99.
>
> Which if I delete the second, the first is also deleted.

Which account are you in when you enter it?  The Assets Cash on Hand
account possibly?  If so then you are entering a transfer from the
account to itself, so it is both spending and receiving the amount at
the same time, hence the two transactions.

Colin