[GNC] withholding tax (Liz Dodd)

[Adrien Monteleone]

The normal process payment function only splits for the invoices/bills 
selected. So if you are paying one invoice, you get one payment split 
and one AR/AP split.

If you are paying multiple invoices, you'll still only have one payment 
split, but one AR/AP split for each invoice/bill.

If additional splits were part of the real-world transaction, you have 
to add them manually, ideally from the payment (source) account 
register. (not AR/AP)

For example, I keep a jar of loose change and don't count that as part 
of my 'cash in wallet'.

When I pay a bill in cash, I use the usual Process Payment for the exact 
amount.

Then I edit the transaction to change the cash split to be the actual 
whole dollar amount I tendered, then add a debit split to my coin jar 
for the loose change. I've had some issue in the past with tracking down 
some cash discrepancies, so I record the actual tender amount, and I add 
a cash debit split for any cash change received. Now I can trace the 
actual currency flow if needed. This has helped me resolve a few errors 
or lapses in memory if I don't get to enter transactions right away.

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And I agree on the 'starting point' and always enter any transaction 
from the source account register. Life is much simpler that way.


Regards,
Adrien

On 10/2/20 10:10 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote:
> On 10/2/2020 12:18 AM, Paul W via gnucash-user wrote:
>>   Stan,
>>
>> I see what you are saying. Practically I think I need to process the 
>> invoice payment twice, first part payment (80) to Accounts Receivable 
>> then another payment (20) to Assets: WHT. But I don't seem to have 
>> this ability in gnucash because when I process an invoice payment in 
>> the 'post to' box only has Assets: Accounts Receivable as an option in 
>> the pull down menu. Help!
>>
>> Paul
> 
> I don't use the business features so don't know if this is your problem.
> 
> BUT -- it is always harder to enter a split transaction when starting 
> from the "wrong" place. By wrong, in this case, I mean in the case of a 
> one sided split, starting in an account other than the non-split side.
> 
> When you are processing an invoice payment (when entering that) CAN you 
> split? << others using the business features need to jump in here and 
> say one way or the other -- for example, if you received one check from 
> a customer that was intended to cover two invoices, could you enter 
> that, and did that involve "split"? >>
> 
> If the answer is yes, then what I suggest is that you learn how to enter 
> a split transaction when you are starting from the "wrong place". Those 
> of us who are keeping books for non-profits that sell "stuff" 
> (fundraising) probably know how to do that since in entering the 
> transaction involves "cash", "sales", "cost of goods sold", and "goods 
> inventory" << split on BOTH sides  so there can be no "right" place to 
> start >>