[GNC] GnuCash Question: Posting query regarding Accounts receivable and Bad Debts

[carla at magentagroupsa.co.za]

Thank you Derek will try it that way.

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From: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:02:32 PM
To: Carla Ralph <carla at magentagroupsa.co.za>
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] GnuCash Question: Posting query regarding Accounts receivable and Bad Debts

Hi,

On Wed, June 24, 2020 6:19 am, Carla Ralph wrote:
>
[snip]
> I have 2x customer invoices that keep on coming up as reminders even
> though a journal entry has been put through for bad debt.
>
>
> Was not able to process payment to bad debts account from Accounts
> Receivable
>
> so I had to do a Journal Entry from Acc Receivable to Bad debts
>
> Income:Services
>
> Assets:AccountsReceivable
>
> Expenses:Bad Debts
>
> Please assist me with the correct way to post this in your GnuCash system.
> Your assitance is greatly appreciated
>
>
>
> Regards,
>

First, IANAA, but in my opinion the correct way to handle this in GnuCash
is to Process Payment and then change the destination account from e.g.
Bank to the Expenses:Bad Debts account.

>  Carla Ralph083 585 6309http://magentagroupsa.co.za/

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