Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-16 Thread R Losey
Even though it is a manual step, you should be able to hide the columns you don't care about... at least the balance won't be so far away. On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 3:43 AM Dr. David Kirkby < drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 07:36, Liz wrote: > > > I followed those

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 21:23, David Cousens wrote: > Dave, > > Paypal don't provide menus that would not be cool. You are supposed to > intuit that some obscure little icon on the app will open up whatever it is > you are looking for even though it is several layers deep under other > obscure

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread David Cousens
Dave, Paypal don't provide menus that would not be cool. You are supposed to intuit that some obscure little icon on the app will open up whatever it is you are looking for even though it is several layers deep under other obscure little icons. I just tapped anything on the screen that was

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread David Cousens
Dave This list is about using GnuCash not about Paypal. They are the people to ask about their app and webpage. Enough queries and they may make it more obvious like it used to be. No complaints to them no incentive to change. David Cousens On Thu, 2022-12-15 at 06:25 +, Dr. David Kirkby

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread David Cousens
Dave, On the mobile app under privacy and data-> Manage your data Download your data- >Activity download Statements downloads a pdf statement Activity downloads the CSV file . Select the date range and download. (You have to have setup the right permissions setup however). Paypal hide things

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 09:49, Liz wrote: > On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:42:13 + > "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: > > > It’s annoying that the sellers names are not shown, as here in the UK > > it’s a legal requirement to have that information if one is running a > > limited liability company. Also the

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread Liz
On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:42:13 + "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: > It’s annoying that the sellers names are not shown, as here in the UK > it’s a legal requirement to have that information if one is running a > limited liability company. Also the buyers name, unless one is > running a retail store.

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 07:36, Liz wrote: > I followed those instructions. To see the balance you can only have csv > export. > https://imgur.com/jPP5Fol.png > is the screenshot with the sellers names redacted > > Liz Liz, Your balance is shown in column J, which is the 10th. My balance is

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2022-12-15 00:13, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 06:39, Jim DeLaHunt > wrote: On 2022-12-14 22:25, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > ...Someone wrote earlier that one can get statements from PayPal. I can not > see a way of doing

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 06:39, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: > On 2022-12-14 22:25, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > > > ...Someone wrote earlier that one can get statements from PayPal. I can > not > > see a way of doing that, even when using a desktop computer. > Here are the instructions, for Paypal in the

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-15 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
The pdf statements I get from that page include balances. The direct question was where to find statements on PayPal. ⁣David T. ​ On Dec 15, 2022, 10:37 AM, at 10:37 AM, Liz wrote: >On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:45:15 +0300 >"David T. via gnucash-user" wrote: > >> At paypal.com, click the Activity

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-14 Thread Liz
On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:45:15 +0300 "David T. via gnucash-user" wrote: > At paypal.com, click the Activity tab, then click the download icon > at the top right. This takes you to a hidden area that includes a tab > for Taxes and Statements. At least, that's what I see on my machine. > > ⁣David

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
At paypal.com, click the Activity tab, then click the download icon at the top right. This takes you to a hidden area that includes a tab for Taxes and Statements. At least, that's what I see on my machine. ⁣David T. ​ On Dec 15, 2022, 9:29 AM, at 9:29 AM, "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: >On Wed,

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-14 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2022-12-14 22:25, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: ...Someone wrote earlier that one can get statements from PayPal. I can not see a way of doing that, even when using a desktop computer. Here are the instructions, for Paypal in the USA.

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-14 Thread R Losey
Wow... I would have thought, if one kept a balance at Paypal, it would be relatively easy to see the balances... of course, one would need to see the transactions as well. On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 4:58 AM Dr. David Kirkby < drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 03:45, R

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I get pdf PayPal statements that can be downloaded, just like from my bank. ⁣David T. ​ On Dec 14, 2022, 2:00 PM, at 2:00 PM, "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: >On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 03:45, R Losey wrote: > >> I assume you can reconcile an asset account like any other bank >> account you can

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-14 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 03:45, R Losey wrote: > I assume you can reconcile an asset account like any other bank > account you can tell it the date you want to reconcile, but it lists > all of the transactions... > My understanding is that the purpose of the reconciliation is to enable one to

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-13 Thread R Losey
I assume you can reconcile an asset account like any other bank account you can tell it the date you want to reconcile, but it lists all of the transactions... On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 1:10 AM Dr. David Kirkby < drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > Someone mentioned reconciling their

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-13 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 12/13/2022 2:09 AM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: Someone mentioned reconciling their PayPal account. Is there a way to do this for anything other than the last transaction? I don’t seem to be able to display a balance at any point in the past. So if I wanted to know the balance on the first of

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-13 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 at 09:16, Geoff wrote: > Hi Dave > > 1. From the Pay Pal main menu, choose "Activity" > 2. Click on the icon that looks like a "download" on the right of the > "Search" bar > 3. Choose "Custom" > 4. Enter a date range > 5. Click "Create Report" > 6. Go and make a cup of tea >

Re: [GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-13 Thread Geoff
Hi Dave 1. From the Pay Pal main menu, choose "Activity" 2. Click on the icon that looks like a "download" on the right of the "Search" bar 3. Choose "Custom" 4. Enter a date range 5. Click "Create Report" 6. Go and make a cup of tea 7. Refresh the page and download the generated CSV file 8.

[GNC] Reconciling PayPal

2022-12-12 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Someone mentioned reconciling their PayPal account. Is there a way to do this for anything other than the last transaction? I don’t seem to be able to display a balance at any point in the past. So if I wanted to know the balance on the first of July, I don’t see a way of finding it. I am trying