Re: [GNC] Use of cash discounts in business account tree

2024-05-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I am no accountant, but that doesn't sound quite correct. If you put the Cash Discounts account under Expenses, then that would be a contra-account as it reduces the price of your expenses you pay the wholesaler. So that credit is correct, but I don't see that there should be a debit to your

Re: [GNC] Use of cash discounts in business account tree

2024-05-15 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
Thank you Michael. I was unsure of how to use this in a double entry account. WHen I get a discount from a wholesaler, then there is a credit to Cash discounts, which is an expense. There is also a corresponding debit to my checking account. When I issue a site wide discount there is a debit to

Re: [GNC] Use of cash discounts in business account tree

2024-05-15 Thread nisp1953
On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 10:10 PM Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > The wizard is only a starting point giving an example of TYPICAL > accounts. There is no guarantee tat the set of accounts would =meet the > needs of YOUR business. If your business never offered cash discounts, > then your

Re: [GNC] Use of cash discounts in business account tree

2024-05-14 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 5/14/2024 8:52 PM, nisp1953 wrote: OS; OpenBSD 7.5 GENERIC.MP#82 amd64 Gnucash Ver.: GnuCash 5.5 Build ID: 5.5+(2023-12-16) I have set up a simple business account tree using the wizard. I have Cash Discounst under expenses like so: \/ Expenses Bank Service Charge $0.00

[GNC] Use of cash discounts in business account tree

2024-05-14 Thread nisp1953
OS; OpenBSD 7.5 GENERIC.MP#82 amd64 Gnucash Ver.: GnuCash 5.5 Build ID: 5.5+(2023-12-16) I have set up a simple business account tree using the wizard. I have Cash Discounst under expenses like so: \/ Expenses Bank Service Charge $0.00 Cash Discounts$467.82