Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2020-07-02 10:24, Antonio Roberts wrote: …Yes, I think I confused you a bit with my description. Just so we're on the same page I'll try. I've transferred (as an example) €200 to my GBP account and it's now £177. I had a £10 bank charge and so I'm trying to split the £177 but when I do this

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
. Original Message From: Antonio Roberts Sent: Thu Jul 02 13:24:00 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: Adrien Monteleone , Vinayak Vatsal via gnucash-user Subject: Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies Hi David, Yes, I think I confused you a bit with my description. Jus

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread John Ralls
t; >> David >> >> >> Original Message >> From: Antonio Roberts >> Sent: Thu Jul 02 12:44:26 EDT 2020 >> To: Adrien Monteleone >> Cc: GnuCash Users >> Subject: Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Got it, thanks. Regards, Adrien > On Jul 2, 2020 w27d184, at 12:13 PM, John Ralls wrote: > > > Read it again: "That currency is determined by the account from which the > TRANSACTION IS CREATED." Once the transaction is created its currency is > immutable. It matters not a whit in what accou

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Antonio Roberts
P > account and avoid the subsequent request. > > David > > > Original Message > From: Antonio Roberts > Sent: Thu Jul 02 12:44:26 EDT 2020 > To: Adrien Monteleone > Cc: GnuCash Users > Subject: Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currenc

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread John Ralls
Read > On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:39 AM, Adrien Monteleone > wrote: > > Unless I read the original post wrong, and the OP could clarify, but it looks > like they were entering this split in a GBP based account (the GBP bank > account) and adding a GBP split for the bank charge. > > Regards, > Adr

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
, or enter the transaction from the GBP account and avoid the subsequent request. David Original Message From: Antonio Roberts Sent: Thu Jul 02 12:44:26 EDT 2020 To: Adrien Monteleone Cc: GnuCash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Antonio Roberts
> Unless I read the original post wrong, and the OP could clarify, but it looks > like they were entering this split in a GBP based account (the GBP bank > account) and adding a GBP split for the bank charge. Yes, that is correct. I transferred the funds from EUR to GBP account and in that trans

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Unless I read the original post wrong, and the OP could clarify, but it looks like they were entering this split in a GBP based account (the GBP bank account) and adding a GBP split for the bank charge. Regards, Adrien > On Jul 2, 2020 w27d184, at 11:34 AM, John Ralls wrote: > > > >> On

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread John Ralls
> On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:08 AM, Antonio Roberts wrote: > > I'm in the UK doing most of my accounting in GBP (£) but in this case > I invoiced someone in EUR (€). Following the advice from here I sent > up a Bank in EUR, invoiced them in EUR and then transferred the EUR > into my GBP Bank with the

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Hi, Am 02.07.20 um 18:25 schrieb w...@theprescotts.com: > I don't remember the circumstances, but it seems like I have had the same > issue on transactions that are half in one currency and half in the other. It > will sometimes ask for the exchange rate, when it doesn't need it. Each transacti

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If you are adding another split to the same transaction that contains an EUR split, it will need to balance that bank charge split as well. It may be trying to balance all GBP splits with all EUR splits. That might be considered a bug, but you can work around it. Either adjust the EUR split, ad

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
I do a lot of that since I live in Mexico and have bank accounts in both the US and Mexico. I don't remember the circumstances, but it seems like I have had the same issue on transactions that are half in one currency and half in the other. It will sometimes ask for the exchange rate, when it d

[GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread Antonio Roberts
I'm in the UK doing most of my accounting in GBP (£) but in this case I invoiced someone in EUR (€). Following the advice from here I sent up a Bank in EUR, invoiced them in EUR and then transferred the EUR into my GBP Bank with the current exchange rate (my bank supplies the rate at the time of tr