I think that documentation might best be generalized to apply to Venmo and other payment services besides the :"traditional" credit cards.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:05 PM David T. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Given the length of this thread and the apparent confusion documenting > PayPal in GnuCash, it might be helpful for someone to add a section to the > wiki page at "Using GnuCash" on the different methods people have outlined. > IMHO, the Guide and Help cover the overall concepts well enough. > > David T. > > On Dec 14, 2022, 6:41 AM, at 6:41 AM, R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >True... I don't get income via Paypal... I just pay for stuff using it. > > > > > >On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 10:45 PM Dr. David Kirkby < > >drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 at 23:01, R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > I'm very simple-minded, I guess. > >> > > >> > I treat Paypal just an an expense... so, for the transaction above, > >I > >> > would enter in the Bank account > >> > > >> > Payee: Paypal (Google) > >> > with the expense category Expenses->Utilities->Internet > >> > > >> > >> I would have suggested that the GnuCash documentation should have > >something > >> about how to handle PayPal, but it seems as though multiple people > >handle > >> it multiple different ways. You treat PayPal as an expensive, but I > >see it > >> as an asset. > >> > >> Dave > >> -- > >> Dr. David Kirkby, > >> Kirkby Microwave Ltd, > >> drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk > >> https://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ > >> Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100 > >> > >> Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892. > >> Registered office: > >> Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, > >United > >> Kingdom > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gnucash-user mailing list > >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >> ----- > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >> > > > > > >-- > >_________________________________ > >Richard Losey > >rlo...@gmail.com > >Micah 6:8 > >_______________________________________________ > >gnucash-user mailing list > >gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >----- > >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
