Re: [GNC] How to handle a Square Transaction

2018-12-05 Thread R. Victor Klassen
What I do for Square is basically the same. I am using invoices for the transactions involved. In fact, it’s more complicated, since a few customers at the farmers’ market will use square while the vast majority pay cash, and we treat the farmers’ market as a single virtual customer. So when

Re: [GNC] How to handle a Square Transaction

2018-12-05 Thread Maf. King
Looks right to me, assuming all the account balances increase! Maf. On Wednesday, 5 December 2018 11:52:08 GMT Overland Park Electric Company wrote: > Thanks for the info. I was actually shocked when I saw the money > transferred overnight. > I think I figured it out. > > > checking

Re: [GNC] How to handle a Square Transaction

2018-12-05 Thread Maf. King
OK, Assuming Square sits on your money for a day or 2 (or longer), I would create a couple of accounts. something like Assets:Current Assets: Square and Expenses:BankingFees:SquareCommission Record the payment as a 3-way split (i'm never sure about which column is which, and I don't have GC o

Re: [GNC] How to handle a Square Transaction

2018-12-05 Thread Maf. King
Hi, do you create an invoice in GC (ie. accruals) or is this all "cash-based" accounting? Maf. On Wednesday, 5 December 2018 10:25:49 GMT sdan45 wrote: > Usually when someone paid me I would enter the whole transaction as Job > income. I just started accepting Square and I'm not sure how to

[GNC] How to handle a Square Transaction

2018-12-05 Thread sdan45
Usually when someone paid me I would enter the whole transaction as Job income. I just started accepting Square and I'm not sure how to exactly enter the transaction now. As an example I do a job and it's $125.00. Square keeps $5.00 and sends me $120.00. How do I now set up this transaction.