[GNC] Posting a bad debt

[rmomxtx at gmail.com]

Justin,

That is the way you would do it by normal accounting rules as I understand
them. However, you can't pay an invoice in GnuCash from an expense account.
The only accounts available in the receive payment window are assets, equity
and liability accounts. No income or expense accounts available therefore
not allowed. I've done it in a round about way but never have been satisfied
with the result. Keep looking for something better.

Thanks,
Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Haynes <justin at justinhaynes.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:40 PM
To: rmomxtx at gmail.com
Cc: GnuCash <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Posting a bad debt

I think you have to pay it from an expense account like Expenses:BadDebt or
wherever you want to record that expense.

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> On Apr 9, 2019, at 1:21 PM, <rmomxtx at gmail.com> <rmomxtx at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If you create an invoice that later becomes uncollectible, there is no 
> way to charge it off to a bad debt expense account from within the
invoice.
> Suggestions?
> 
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