[GNC] Can someone confirm if this split transaction is correct?

Mark Penner mrpenner at mailbox.org
Mon Dec 12 13:56:08 EST 2022


Dec 12, 2022 10:26:24 Dr. David Kirkby <drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk>:

> Now I'm a bit lost on what I should be doing.
>
> When I create the invoice
>
> Business -> Customer -> ,New Invoice,
>
> a copy of which I will send to the customer, I don't want the PayPal 
> fees
> showing. So I post the invoice without the PayPal fees showing. That is
> going into
>
> Assets -> Accounts Receivable -> PayPal (GPB)
> (the name might have changed slightly since when I originally posted, 
> but
> the functionality should be obvious)
>
> After that, to process the payment
>
> Business -> Customer -> Process Payment
>
> I can only select one transfer account, which is not what I want to do.
>
> What item(s) on the menu should I be using to make the correct debits 
> and
> credits to move the money into the PayPal account and the expenses 
> account
> from the Accounts Receivable -> PayPal (GPB)?

When I process payment, I choose my PayPal account, then edit the 
transaction by adding a split for the fee and subtracting the fee from 
the debit to PayPal. Don't change the Accounts Receivable split.
If someone has a better solution, I would like to hear it too.

Mark


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