How to file expense sheets I send to my employer

[allamistakeo18 at mac.com]

Hi Derek, 

On 26 Mar 2014, at 18:00, Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Be VERY VERY careful using the Receivable account type.  It was not
> designed for manual data entry -- it was designed for use with the
> business features and for all transactions to be created by posting
> Invoices and Payments through the Business menu functions.  You can
> literally shoot yourself in the foot quite easily when you use the
> register directly.

Can you elaborate on this? What could go wrong? What would you call “literally shooting myself in the foot?” 

Thomas