[GNC] Split transaction problem

[Øivind Nicolaysen]

Resending message from 14. December

Fra: Øivind Nicolaysen
Sendt: søndag 14. desember 2025 14:49
Til: 'R Losey' <rlosey at gmail.com>
Emne: SV: [GNC] Split transaction problem

Dear Mr. Losey,

I am sorry for late answer, but I am returning to the problem described below.
This time I have used slightly different amounts:
The vendor shall be paid USD 250 (=NOK 2608,37)
PayPal transaction fee is USD 2,23 (=NOK 23,28)
Total drawn from my credit card is USD 252,23 (=NOK 2631,65)
I have attached the transactions step-by-step and I hope you will find out what is wrong.

Kind regards
Øivind Nicolaysen

Fra: R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com<mailto:rlosey at gmail.com>>
Sendt: tirsdag 9. desember 2025 03:18
Til: Øivind Nicolaysen <oivind44 at outlook.com<mailto:oivind44 at outlook.com>>; Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org>>
Emne: Re: [GNC] Split transaction problem

You should really do "reply-all" so that everyone in the group can see the discussion (for two reasons: 1-someone else may be having a similar problem, and 2-if (when) I make an error, others can correct me).

Let me re-state the problem to make sure that I have it correctly:

So, you have purchased "Something" from a for $200; in addition, there is a $2.25 charge from Paypal. I'm going to pretend that Paypal is like a bank account for you, since I don't have any "balance" with Paypal.

I'm surprised that there are issues... as you say, the GnuCash split should look like

Paypal: decrease balance by $202.25
Exponses:Fees   $2.25
That should leave $200 for Expenses:Something

But you say that with just those two lines, there is no $200 balance remaining?

If you entered this transaction into a checking account, does it work properly? I'm not sure why you don't have an remaining balance of $200.

Perhaps a picture (if you can do it without privacy concerns) would help.

I've never run into anything like the problem you describe... What account type is your PayPal account? (right-click on the account, select "Edit Account" -- in the pop-up window, the Account Type is roughly halfway down). After noting the Account Type, you can then "Cancel" the pop-up window.

Note that I don't have any account for Paypal because everything I purchase via Paypal goes to a credit card, so I just make entries in the relevant credit card using a Description of "Paypal (Vendor)"



On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM Øivind Nicolaysen <oivind44 at outlook.com<mailto:oivind44 at outlook.com>> wrote:
Thanks for your answer,
Yes, it should be very simple, as demonstrated by your grocery example, but my case is a little different
A vendor has sent a payment request to my PayPal account of $200.
I pay from my PayPal balance, and PayPal charge me $2.25 for the transaction.
So, I decrease my PayPal balance by $202.25, on one side. On the other side, $2.25 is added to my fees expenses account. Then, I would expect to see $200 to be left for the relevant purchase account. But the $200 is never shown. Even if I put the $200 manually on the next line, the whole split becomes strange.
I have tried many times and I and still unable to explain to myself what is going on.

By the way, I have similar grocery splits as you have shown, and it works nicely.

Looking forward to your comments

Øivind Nicolaysen



Fra: R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com<mailto:rlosey at gmail.com>>
Sendt: mandag 8. desember 2025 18:52
Til: Øivind Nicolaysen <oivind44 at outlook.com<mailto:oivind44 at outlook.com>>
Kopi: gnucash-user at gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Emne: Re: [GNC] Split transaction problem

First, I'll echo what the others have said: we need more information.

Normally splits are pretty easy; the debit and credit columns should sum to zero.

If I spend $100 at a department store, and $50 is clothing, $20 is groceries, and $30 is car maintenance items, then I increase my credit card balance by 100, and the splits go into Clothing, Groceries, and Auto Maintenance.

So, I'm guessing that something more complicated is involved here -- how about a split with different currencies? That may be a problem.

In any event, we certainly need more information.


On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM Øivind Nicolaysen <oivind44 at outlook.com<mailto:oivind44 at outlook.com>> wrote:
Hi Team,

I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to seek your assistance regarding a split transaction issue I'm currently experiencing. I've encountered a problem when trying to split a transaction, and I'm not sure how to resolve it.

When I attempt to split the transaction, it seems that the amounts do not distribute correctly, resulting in an imbalance. I've double-checked the entries, but I can't seem to pinpoint where the error might be. Has anyone else faced a similar issue, or could you offer any guidance on how to troubleshoot or correct this?

I appreciate your help and look forward to any advice or solutions you might have. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

Best regards,

Øivind Nicolaysen
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