+1 for Derek's method. I've done the same in the past for a variety of reasons.
Hth, Maf. On Tuesday, 21 June 2022 21:35:29 BST Derek Atkins wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, June 21, 2022 3:43 pm, Eric Hammond wrote: > > I was not paid by a client, and have 'written it off', but how do I book > > it in GnuCash? > > Standard business practice is to post it in to an expense account such as > > 'Bad Debt' or 'Uncollectable'. > > I have created the account 'Expenses:Bad Debt' but GnuCash does not allow > > me to select it, apparently only accepting an asset account. > > The way I have done it myself (as the original author of the biz features) > was to process the payment as if I was paid, but then change the > transaction from Asset:Bank to Expense:WriteOff. So long as you don't > change the *amount* of the payment (or other numerical values) then this > won't break or affect anything in the internal references. > > Hope this helps! > > > Thank you for the help, > > > > Eric > > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -derek > > PS: I'm sorry your client didn't pay you. _______________________________________________ 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.