I have recently started using gnuCash and am trying to figure out if I can use gnuCash in a meaningful way to map the cash flows in a community project. I think I understand the basic concepts through the tutorial and with a test project, but am still looking for ideas and recommendations for some specific circumstances.
## Membership fee The membership fee with which a member 'buys in' to the community is to be paid in by a certain date. With the contribution a member acquires shares in the community assets and buys a private plot of land. The total amount can be paid in full, flexibly with several installments or with monthly transfers. How do you map the community's outstanding claims against a member who has not yet paid the contribution in full? It would also be useful to have an overview of which payments are due from whom and when, so that payments received can be compared with them. Reports that show the current status of deposits for all members and list the deposits made for each member would certainly also be helpful. ## Community assets & shares The community assets (land, machinery, buildings, etc.) are 'divided' proportionally among the members, i.e. each member 'owns' a certain share (1 / number of members) of the community assets. In the case of a company, this would be comparable to the shares of several shareholders, who (in this case) all own the same share in the company. In the case of a corporation, it would be shares owned by the investors. This is interesting for cases where the community generates income that can be paid out to the members, if necessary. How can this scenario be mapped in gnuCash and illustrated in reports? ## System boundaries How to map cash flows between accounts inside and outside the system boundaries? An example: A member buys something for the community with his private cash (outside the system boundary). When the invoice is submitted, the amount is paid to the member from a community account (inside the system boundary). The member's cash account basically lives outside the system boundary and is not mapped into gnuCash, right? How does such a scenario work in double-entry accounting? Many thanks for the help and recommendations, Sebastian _______________________________________________ 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.
