[GNC] Tracking Travel expenses

[Adrien Monteleone]

Ah, I missed the part about reimbursements.

I cover that too in my chart with Assets:Current Assets:Reimbursements 
and then sub accounts for each person/entity that I get reimbursed from. 
(or that I reimburse)

Technically, the latter could be considered a liability, but since the 
balance might go either way with some people at different times, I just 
keep them all under Assets and pay attention to 'normal' or 'reverse' 
balances.

The part of my tree about travel is strictly my own expenses - not on 
behalf of someone else.

Regards,
Adrien

On 11/14/22 2:27 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> I'm not sure there is a 'recommended' method. (and that would be an 
> 'accounting' question anyway)
> 
> However, I have the following in my account tree:
> 
> Expenses:
>    -Entertainment:
>      -Travel:
>        -Food
>        -Lodging
>        -Transportation
> 
> That way I can keep those separate from my 'everyday' expenses that are 
> similar.
> 
> My chart of accounts has turned more into a 'purpose' driven model than 
> a 'categorization' model.
> 
> When/if reporting becomes more flexible, this may change and I may 
> consolidate some accounts again and resort to tagging.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 11/14/22 2:08 PM, Esteban Maringolo wrote:
>> What is the recommended account setup and procedure to track
>> travel expenses (and refund of these) when I use my personal accounts
>> (cash/credit card) to pay these?
>>
>> I don't want the travel expenses to mix with my regular "monthly" 
>> expenses,
>> although I'd like to split them into different categories (food, gas,
>> hotel, etc.).