Entering cash-back purchases

[Keith]

On 25/01/2016 15:44, dave boland wrote:
> This is sooo frustrating to me.  I go to the store, use a debit (or
> charge card) to purchase some thing, get cash back, and have no clue hoe
> to enter it into gnuCash.  Yes, I tried to follow the 16 point
> procedure, but it is not clear.
>
> So, let's assume I walk in to Joe's Country Store.  I purchase a 2 Liter
> bottle of Pepsi for $1.75, and get $20 cash back.  I used my Big Bank
> charge card.  What are the steps to enter this into gnuCash (reader's
> digest version please)?
>
> Dave,
If I understand correctly, the basic transaction is taking $21.75 out of 
your bank. The question is how you want to account for the other side of 
the entry.
To record the $20 and $1.75 as separate values, you should select the 
SPLIT icon before making any entry of $21.75 out of the bank. Then you 
enter $20 as cash on the next line and $1.75 as a third line. I accept 
that Gnucash does not make it obvious but it does work. However it is 
important to select the SPLIT icon when you are on a new blank entry 
line. Otherwise it may remember a previous split!

Hope this helps
Keith