[GNC] Should one use Accounts Payable if a vendor is paid immediately ?

Stan Brown the_stan_brown at fastmail.fm
Sun Nov 27 19:54:44 EST 2022


I'm not comfortable with "best", because it depends on what reports you
want ultimately. But the two transactions I gave in my earlier mail
preserve maximum flexibility, and for that reason I personally do it
that way.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com

On 2022-11-27 16:32, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Nov 2022 at 00:05, Stan Brown <the_stan_brown at fastmail.fm
> <mailto:the_stan_brown at fastmail.fm>> wrote:
> 
>     It may be a failure of imagination on my part, but every way I can think
>     of to report a combination of transactions, some of which are in a
>     particular account and some of which are not, is a lot more work than
>     just having the desired transactions in the account in the first place.
> 
> So I think you are suggesting that posting a bill and immediately paying
> is probably best. Have I understand you correctly?


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