Balances forward of unused cash advances from previous year

2017-05-18 Thread Anita Graves
Dear All GC friends, In the previous financial year, there were some funds advanced to two different persons for two different expense categories that appear in the account tree of that year. In both of these accounts, there are now expenses to record to use up those cash advances, and I have

Re: Balances forward of unused cash advances from previous year

2017-05-18 Thread Maf. King
Hi Anita. I think I would record them at start of year in an asset account - something like Assets:AdvancePaymentsMade. Then as you "use up" the pre paid expense, transfer between Expenses:widgets and A:AdvPay so that the asset tends to zero. This presumes that if the expense didn't really ha

Re: Balances forward of unused cash advances from previous year

2017-05-18 Thread Maf. King
On Thursday, 18 May 2017 13:07:07 BST Anita Graves wrote: > > What is a widget? > A generic term for raw materials that one might buy to incorporate into a finished product. I have no idea what your expenses are - so a generic term seemed appropriate. as in "this gadget uses a new design of

Re: Balances forward of unused cash advances from previous year

2017-05-18 Thread Anita Graves
Maf, Exactly—the bank shows our actual lump asset, but we care about the movement of these ‘earmarked’ funds and keep them in our reports, so we know at a glance how much spendable money in the bank we actually have, as opposed to what the bank statment gives as our balance. Anita > On 18 May

Re: Balances forward of unused cash advances from previous year

2017-05-18 Thread John Ralls
> On May 18, 2017, at 5:39 AM, Maf. King wrote: > > On Thursday, 18 May 2017 13:07:07 BST Anita Graves wrote: > >> >> What is a widget? >> > > A generic term for raw materials that one might buy to incorporate into a > finished product. I have no idea what your expenses are - so a generic

Re: Balances forward of unused cash advances from previous year

2017-05-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Speaking of Irish stout I plan to be brewing some this weekend, perhaps with cherries. We might do a porter instead though, still deciding on recipes. Stay thirsty, Adrien > On May 18, 2017, at 7:39 AM, Maf. King wrote: > > On Thursday, 18 May 2017 13:07:07 BST Anita Graves wrote: > >> >> W