On Mon, 2 Mar 2026 18:00:16 -0700 Tom Route36 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > This isn't a problem or help request. It's more a philosophical or > usage question. Any transaction in GnuCash always involves at least > two accounts. For example, when you make a payment to a credit card > account you're debiting funds from your checking account, and > crediting those funds to your credit card account. My question here > is about how folks choose to enter the transaction dates in GnuCash. > > For a timely example here: Let's say I made an online payment to my > credit card account on Feb. 27th. The credit card company records > the payment as posted on Feb. 27th. But my bank doesn't record the > transaction until today, March 2nd. When recording this payment in > GnuCash, which date would you use as the transaction date: Feb. 27th > or March 2nd? > This is a problem which is not universal. In Australia electronic payments are faster and faster, so I can send money through one system and it takes about a minute to arrive in an account at another bank. Cheques are part of the past now, with very few banks handling them. The only delays are when using "tap and pay" (no PIN) with a debit or credit card, as these are routinely held for a few days before payment in case of card theft or fraud being reported. However when the item goes on my statement it will be the original date. I think that is my bank's choice. The question has been asked before, and at some time it will be totally irrelevant. Until then, for those in the USA, it remains an occasional question. Liz _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
