Adrian,
This option makes the most sense to me in terms of accounting principles. Only one problem, I set that account up as a sub of accounts receivable (in Spanish for: Activo Diferido) but it does not show up in the list of accounts in the receive payment window. You have to have an accounts receivable asset account for the invoice module to work. That account does appear in the dropdown list in the top right corner of the receive payments window. I think this list is called "post in" in English, contabilizar en in Spanish. In the post window, you can select that account as well from a similar dropdown list called "contabilizar en cuenta," I think "Post in account" in English. I'm using version 1.6.18. Perhaps later versions allow you to receive a payment to accounts receivable asset accounts. Thanks, Roger Message: 5 Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:18:55 -0500 From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net <mailto:adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: GnuCash <gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Posting a bad debt Message-ID: <4283cc76-028c-45c3-94e9-be028a218...@lusfiber.net <mailto:4283cc76-028c-45c3-94e9-be028a218...@lusfiber.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Probably the more formal method would be to create, Assets:Current Assets:Accounts Receivable:Allowance for Doubtful Accounts then ?pay? the original invoice with that asset account, then move that amount (once determined you definitely won?t collect it) to Expenses:Bad Debt. 'Allowance for Doubtful Accounts' is usually a calculated estimation that later gets written off to expenses at the end of the period, but I don?t see why you can?t use it in this fashion all at once. Regards, Adrien _______________________________________________ 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.
