Handling charitable donation as a discount on an invoice

[Maf. King]

Hi Kevin,

I've had a thought about this.  Write out your invoice, but put details about 
the donation without specifying an account or sum of money - so just use the 
description field for a line or two.

this will mean the invoice is posted showing the full amount owing.

Process the payment in the usual way for the full invoice value.  Then go into 
the checking account and manually add a split to the payment transaction and 
split $100 off to expenses:whatever  (ie Assets A/R remains, reduce bank and 
add a new split)

HTH,
Maf.


On Mon 27 October 14 21:37:34 Kevin Wilson wrote:
> No other suggestions on this? Darn.
> 
> On 27/10/2014 8:23 AM, Kevin Wilson wrote:
> > Thanks Mike. I understand what you're saying, but in this case the
> > invoice was issued and paid way back in January, so I have to deal
> > with it as-is.
> > 
> > Kevin
> > 
> > On 27/10/2014 5:48 AM, Mike or Penny Novack wrote:
> >>> Is there a way to post a charitable donation directly to an expense
> >>> account from an invoice, or am I barking up a dead tree?
> >>> 
> >>> Kevin
> >> 
> >> Need to separate "can do" from "advisable" and this is something you
> >> really should be taking up with your accountant.
> >> 
> >> This is something I deal with all the time from BOTH sides of the
> >> question (sometimes as the donor and sometimes as the treasurer of
> >> the charity). It is really a LOT cleaner if you don't combine and
> >> provides a more definite record for tax purposes.
> >> 
> >> I am NOT an accountant, but I recommend you don't combine. Bill the
> >> invoice for the full amount and include a check for the donation you
> >> wish to make. Similarly when one of my people sends in a receipt with
> >> a  reimbursement request for only part of that (part they wish to
> >> donate) I send them a reimbursement check for the full amount and ask
> >> them for a check in the amount they wish to donate.
> >> 
> >> Michael
> >> 
> >> 
> >> PS: I will repeat, I am neither an accountant nor a tax advisor. This
> >> is really a question where you should know the answer in terms of the
> >> tax codes of your jurisdiction and what verification of donations
> >> they require.
> > 
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