I forgot to mention you can create the monthly expenditure transactions as ’scheduled transactions’ when you enter the payment transaction so that you don’t forget them. (you can still have a chance to review and edit if necessary as they come up.)
Regards, Adrien > On May 29, 2018, at 3:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone > <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > Laurent, > > Create a “Pre-paid Expenses” asset account. > > Enter a transaction on January 1 as follows: > > Dr. Pre-paid Expenses $45 > Cr. Bank Account $45 > > Then on January 31: > > Dr. Expenses:Subscription $13 > Cr. Pre-paid Expenses $13 > > On February 28/29: > > Dr. Expenses:Subscription $18 > Cr. Pre-paid Expenses $18 > > > On March 31: > > Dr. Expenses:Subscription $14 > Cr. Pre-paid Expenses $14 > > > You are pre-paying an expense and then ‘using’ that pre-payment by the end of > each month. The above transactions will allow you to move the money out of > your bank account on the proper day, and then have each month properly > reflect the portion of that expense just for that month. > > If the reverse were true and you were billed at the *end* of the three months > instead, you would use a “Deferred Expenses” liability account, enter each > month’s expenses as ‘paid by’ that liability account and then enter the > payment against that liability account when you actually get the bill. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On May 29, 2018, at 2:51 PM, Laurent VERDOÏA <verdoialaur...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hy, >> >> I'm searching about to spread a single transaction from a bank account >> inside 2 different budget period. >> >> For the exemple, i have to pay for my subscription i should pay for three >> month in one time. >> The January 1th, i have an expense of 13$ in January, 18$ in February and >> 14$ in March and my bank account is 45$ debited on the January 1th. >> >> How should i spread my transaction ? >> Should i use a "transfert" account ? >> >> >> I'm waiting for your help. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> Laurent >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
