[GNC] Revisit Topic: Reimbursable Expenses

[Steven Morrison]

I read available email threads and the manual regarding posting payment 
for reimbursable expenses, but I'm still not "getting it".

My account structure is set up with an asset level account called 
Reimbursables (should this be an Income:Reimbursables account?). I 
create an invoice that splits fees for Services and Reimbursables 
(mileage, airfare, etc.) and post the invoice. All of my expenses are 
charged through a single business credit card. The invoice is handled 
through a billing service, so when I get paid, I get a check that may 
pay me for both Services and reimbursements from different invoices, and 
those accounts and amounts are broken out for me on a statement.

I pay off the reimbursable charges on the credit card from a business 
account prior to being reimbursed.  When I deposit the check I process 
the payment in Gnucash, splitting the payment for Services into Accounts 
Receivable (this gets posted to my business checking account so that is 
OK) and payment for reimbursed expenses into the Reimbursables account.  
The problem of course, is that this does not account for the fact that 
these were charged to a credit card that was paid off from the business 
checking account, so that account never gets credited for the credit 
card payment.  So I'm missing something here.  Anybody out there willing 
to clue me in?

Thanks

SLM