Paypal transaction split confusion

Dean Gibson gnucash.stuff at mailpen.com
Sat Apr 16 20:00:45 EDT 2016


Part of the problem is that PayPal has the worst representation of a 
transaction log that the world has ever seen.  For years there have been 
complaints, and PayPal has ignored all requests to make it anything even 
REMOTELY resembling a reasonable ledger.

On 2016-04-16 16:22, Derek Atkins wrote:
> No, he has $4.59.  I use PayPal.  When someone sends in $5 my paypal account balance does not increase by $5
>
> -derek
>
> ...
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Wm" <tcnw81 at tarrcity.demon.co.uk>
>
> No.  The way I read it the asset is real, 5 in an account.  It is
> apportioning *that* that is the problem presented.  You allow 4.59 in his
> PayPal account which doesn't match his reality, he has 5 not 4.59.
>



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