[GNC] Directors loan - do I need an expense account?

[Stan Brown]

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On 2021-12-08 15:49, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> Liabilities -> Accounts Payable -> Director Loan.

It's not a liability to the company. It will become an asset (to the
company) when it is paid out, and the asset will be extinguished when
the loan is repaid.

> as I thought that was the closest thing to allowing money to be moved out
> of the company, into my personal bank account.
> 
> When I tried to pay myself using GnuCash, I was expecting money to go out
> of the company bank account,into my personal account, and reduce the
> company's liability. However when I set up a bill, I could see it was only
> possible to bill this as assets or expenses - *not as a liabilitiy*.
> Does this mean I need to set up another account for expenses?

It means you shouldn't set it up as a bill, because it isn't one.

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