[GNC] New user - anyone else using GnuCash for PCC (church) accounts? Advice?

[Chris Green]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 03:10:51PM -0400, Michael or Penny Novack wrote:
> 
> 
> > The "restricted account" you are referring to is probably a "fund".  Monies
> > collected for a specific purpose and meant to be used for that specific
> > purpose only.  These are accounts that need to be kept in the Equity
> > section.
> 
> Actually, there are SEVERAL ways restricted funds may be accounted for.
> 
> A lot will depend on the answer to two questions.
> 
> a) Do these funds have their own bank accounts?
> 
> b) What are the rules of your jurisdiction as to how restricted funds should
> appear on the balance sheet.
> 
> Those answers will determine what options remain for accounting for
> restricted funds.
> 
Yes, OP here, with a few more weeks of knowledge/experience gathered
from here and elsewhere.

Restricted funds are a can of worms! ... a complete and utter pain.
There are also 'designated' funds which are not quite so restricted.

Our church/PCC really only has one restricted fund, the fabric fund,
so it's relatively easy to handle by having a separate bank account
for it.  We also tend to put funds designated for the building into
the same fund, this isn't strictly correct but for the very small size
of our church/PCC it makes sense.

If one has a lot of separate restricted and/or designated funds it
must be very difficult to keep track of them all.

-- 
Chris Green