sql-ledger-users

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[David J <ja...@in...>]

I have a slightly different take on this refund issue.
IMHO there's NO problem with SQL-L, rather the way it is
being used.
Not meaning to offend, but perhaps PBKAC ?  :-)
I can see quite a few ways to do this, depending on your
setup.
(I'm using British English, so menu syntax may vary
slightly.)
For example try Purchase, Add Transaction, Sundry creditors
(or Refunds, or whatever you choose to setup) then select
Bank account etc as usual. 
Select the GL account that you wish to Debit.  (Might be
Sales, Refunds, or again whatever you choose to setup.)
Enter the details, amount, taxes (?), date, etc.  Alt-O to
post and you're done.
Alternatively, you could use General Ledger, Add transaction
and enter your Dr's and Cr's as needed.  (Not my personal
preference.)
Or there's some Debit and Credit notes included in version
2.7.x that might suit your needs.
If in doubt, ask your accountant what the particular
procedure and Dr and Cr entries should be for your business.
Hope this helps.
- David J

This is an example of SQL-L giving you all the power to
create your own system, that functions the way you want it
to work.  Not tying your hands and forcing a
one-size-fits-all solution.

> >
> > It occurs to me that refunds are negative amounts, yet
> > you copied the  template code where it was printing
> > numbers with the opposite sign?  A  refund in this case
> is just a negative payment of course. >
> > I guess hack the template to negate the sign - the
> > accounting treatment  should probably be fine though...?
> >
> > Out of curiousity did you just change the code to add
> > the template, or  did you use the "plugin architecture"
> to extend the code? He may be missing the boat but isn't
> the ability to issue a refund  something that is
> fundamentally missing from this application?  Has no  one
> here ever issued a refund check before?  Why isn't there a
> refund  template for such purposes?
> 
> Dunc
> ----------------------------------------------------------

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Mark B. <ma...@ga...>]

On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 07:47:09PM -0800, Dave Snell wrote:
> --- Dr Eberhard Lisse <el...@li...> wrote:
> 
> > End of year, actually.
> 
> So just so I'm clear, good Doctor, I should create a
> bogus vendor record and accompanying AP transaction so
> that I can issue my refund check.  Then throughout the
> year - as I continue to statement my customer - I
> should just wink and say "just ignore this
> transaction" we'll take care of it at the end of the
> year.  And then come the end of the year I should do
> what again?  Sorry if I'm being slow, I guess I just
> expect an accounting package to handle some of the
> basic accounting transactions for me.
> 

Can't you create a holding account and enter a G/L transaction so
the customer account is correct?  Then use A/P against this same
holding account to generate the check?  Externally all is
copacetic and you just need to reconcile that holding account at
year end.

Hopefully, you don't cut that many refund checks in a year.

Yes, it is awkward.

Yes, you have found an area that doesn't work well.

In Free Software there is the idea that people scratch their own
itch--and you have a nasty case of poison oak on this one.  I've
never seen this request come up in years of being subscribed so
it is not that common of a need.

So, submit a wish on the sql-ledger website.  Or write the code
yourself.  Or hire someone to write it for you.  In any case,
submit it to the project for all to benefit, as others have done
before you.  How do you think Dieter can offer Sql-Ledger in so
many languages?  Where do you think the idea for recurring
transactions came from?  Etc, etc.  If it pains you so much, then
you have the opportunity to help make it better.

m

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Tony F. <to...@sy...>]

On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 12:26 -0500, Mark Bucciarelli wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 07:47:09PM -0800, Dave Snell wrote:
> > 
> > So just so I'm clear, good Doctor, I should create a
> > bogus vendor record and accompanying AP transaction so
> > that I can issue my refund check.  Then throughout the
> > year - as I continue to statement my customer - I
> > should just wink and say "just ignore this
> > transaction" we'll take care of it at the end of the
> > year.  And then come the end of the year I should do
> > what again?  Sorry if I'm being slow, I guess I just
> > expect an accounting package to handle some of the
> > basic accounting transactions for me.
> > 
> 
> Can't you create a holding account and enter a G/L transaction so
> the customer account is correct?  Then use A/P against this same
> holding account to generate the check?  Externally all is
> copacetic and you just need to reconcile that holding account at
> year end.

Um, just to fine tune this a bit. I actually do something similar, I
have a Customer who uses my services quite a bit and I buy quite a lot
of goods from them. A refund cheque is similar. Instead of sending each
other large cheques that don't really mean anything, once a month or so
we sit down and match up our invoices and issue each other credit notes
and whoever still has a balance pays the balance.

What I have is a holding account I use for the task that has the links
AR_paid,AR_amount,AP_paid,AP_amount. Mine is an Asset account, you could
make yours a liability account. The refund cheque would be 2
transactions:

A negative AR transaction (Credit Note) that debits the holding account.
Which in your case would be used to "pay" the invoice that is being
returned using the Cash->Reciept screen, just tick the 2 invoices to pay
them in full and click update. Both invoices should get "paid" but the
total payment amount should be $0.00

Now you can make a positive AP transaction (using as you say a bogus
vendor record) that credits the holding account. now you can pay the AP
transaction with a cheque from your chequing account.

By using a negative AR transaction the customer will see the credit on
there next statement and the positive AP transaction will allow you to
print the refund cheque properly.

-- 
Tony Fraser
to...@sy...
Sybaspace Internet Solutions                        System Administrator
phone: (250) 246-5368                                fax: (250) 246-5398

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[C. D. H. <Du...@Du...>]

Mark Bucciarelli wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 07:47:09PM -0800, Dave Snell wrote:
>   
>> --- Dr Eberhard Lisse <el...@li...> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> End of year, actually.
>>>       
>> So just so I'm clear, good Doctor, I should create a
>> bogus vendor record and accompanying AP transaction so
>> that I can issue my refund check.  Then throughout the
>> year - as I continue to statement my customer - I
>> should just wink and say "just ignore this
>> transaction" we'll take care of it at the end of the
>> year.  And then come the end of the year I should do
>> what again?  Sorry if I'm being slow, I guess I just
>> expect an accounting package to handle some of the
>> basic accounting transactions for me.
>>
>>     
>
> Can't you create a holding account and enter a G/L transaction so
> the customer account is correct?  Then use A/P against this same
> holding account to generate the check?  Externally all is
> copacetic and you just need to reconcile that holding account at
> year end.
>
> Hopefully, you don't cut that many refund checks in a year.
>
> Yes, it is awkward.
>
> Yes, you have found an area that doesn't work well.
>   
I think doesn't work well is a bit of an understatement!  You'd still 
need to create a vendor to match the customer record, wouldn't you?  
It's not pretty, but here's what I do:  I print a customer receipt to a 
check template (that gets, unfortunately, listed on the stub as 
'prepayment'), then I negate the payment amount and post it to the 
customer's account. 

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[<ma...@hu...>]

> Mark Bucciarelli wrote:
>>
>> Yes, you have found an area that doesn't work well.
>>
> I think doesn't work well is a bit of an understatement!

The only reason it doesn't work well for the OP is that he has policies in
place that prohibit him from cutting a manual check.  I would guess this
requirement has not come up too often to date for DS.  Now it has.

Maybe you can help make the case that it's worth his time to put into the
system.  Good luck!

m

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dr E. L. <el...@li...>]

As I said, some are slow. And cheap :-)-O

By the way, this Credit Note business of yours, how would it work if you
paid VAT? Ie, where you *have* to pay it *and* later claim it back? I
operate a domain Registrar and the Registry it exclusively works with.
So I could just do what you are doing, but would end up in jail for
violating the VAT act. Irritating, but I just pay the Receiver wait 2
months and get it back :-)-O.

Of course I hacked a little perl script which fills in the VAT forms,
and generates a list of transactions so if they come and inspect they
have it easier :-)-O. I'd *love* to email the form, and I probably could
(the taxation officers there are actually helpful), but since the
Receiver can not be paid by EFT, we have to drop a check anyway, so I
drop the form as well.

el

on 11/26/06 9:13 PM Tony Fraser said the following:
> On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 12:26 -0500, Mark Bucciarelli wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 07:47:09PM -0800, Dave Snell wrote:
>>> So just so I'm clear, good Doctor, I should create a
>>> bogus vendor record and accompanying AP transaction so
>>> that I can issue my refund check.  Then throughout the
>>> year - as I continue to statement my customer - I
>>> should just wink and say "just ignore this
>>> transaction" we'll take care of it at the end of the
>>> year.  And then come the end of the year I should do
>>> what again?  Sorry if I'm being slow, I guess I just
>>> expect an accounting package to handle some of the
>>> basic accounting transactions for me.
>>>
>> Can't you create a holding account and enter a G/L transaction so
>> the customer account is correct?  Then use A/P against this same
>> holding account to generate the check?  Externally all is
>> copacetic and you just need to reconcile that holding account at
>> year end.
> 
> Um, just to fine tune this a bit. I actually do something similar, I
> have a Customer who uses my services quite a bit and I buy quite a lot
> of goods from them. A refund cheque is similar. Instead of sending each
> other large cheques that don't really mean anything, once a month or so
> we sit down and match up our invoices and issue each other credit notes
> and whoever still has a balance pays the balance.
> 
> What I have is a holding account I use for the task that has the links
> AR_paid,AR_amount,AP_paid,AP_amount. Mine is an Asset account, you could
> make yours a liability account. The refund cheque would be 2
> transactions:
> 
> A negative AR transaction (Credit Note) that debits the holding account.
> Which in your case would be used to "pay" the invoice that is being
> returned using the Cash->Reciept screen, just tick the 2 invoices to pay
> them in full and click update. Both invoices should get "paid" but the
> total payment amount should be $0.00
> 
> Now you can make a positive AP transaction (using as you say a bogus
> vendor record) that credits the holding account. now you can pay the AP
> transaction with a cheque from your chequing account.
> 
> By using a negative AR transaction the customer will see the credit on
> there next statement and the positive AP transaction will allow you to
> print the refund cheque properly.
> 

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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Tony F. <to...@sy...>]

On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 23:59 +0200, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> By the way, this Credit Note business of yours, how would it work if
> you
> paid VAT? Ie, where you *have* to pay it *and* later claim it back? I
> operate a domain Registrar and the Registry it exclusively works with.
> So I could just do what you are doing, but would end up in jail for
> violating the VAT act. Irritating, but I just pay the Receiver wait 2
> months and get it back :-)-O.

I never said I didn't pay the taxes due...

Say I do some work. Invoice to customer:
  Labour   $100
     Tax   $ 20
   Total   $120

And I buy some goods: Invoice from Vendor:
  Parts $ 80
    Tax $ 16
  Total $ 96

The Customer and Vendor happen to be the same legal entity so at the end
of the month I "pay" the Vendor invoice by debiting the holding account.
I then issue the customer a "Credit Note" (Negative AR Transation
crediting the holding account) for $96 and apply it as a payment on the
invoice they owe to me. Then the Customer issues me a Cheque for $24
which I use to pay the remaining balance of the invoice.

When I report to the tax man I report $20 collected and $16 paid and
send a cheque for $4. AFAIK all perfectly legal under our tax laws...
Yours may be different.

-- 
Tony Fraser
to...@sy...
Sybaspace Internet Solutions                        System Administrator
phone: (250) 246-5368                                fax: (250) 246-5398

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dr E. L. <el...@li...>]

Tony

as you write at the end, the question is not not to pay the net tax, but
some jurisdictions require that you pay first, claim second and
reconcile the net tax last.

How would you address this?

el

on 11/29/06 3:18 AM Tony Fraser said the following:
> On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 23:59 +0200, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
>> By the way, this Credit Note business of yours, how would it work if
>> you
>> paid VAT? Ie, where you *have* to pay it *and* later claim it back? I
>> operate a domain Registrar and the Registry it exclusively works with.
>> So I could just do what you are doing, but would end up in jail for
>> violating the VAT act. Irritating, but I just pay the Receiver wait 2
>> months and get it back :-)-O.
> 
> I never said I didn't pay the taxes due...
> 
> Say I do some work. Invoice to customer:
>   Labour   $100
>      Tax   $ 20
>    Total   $120
> 
> And I buy some goods: Invoice from Vendor:
>   Parts $ 80
>     Tax $ 16
>   Total $ 96
> 
> The Customer and Vendor happen to be the same legal entity so at the end
> of the month I "pay" the Vendor invoice by debiting the holding account.
> I then issue the customer a "Credit Note" (Negative AR Transation
> crediting the holding account) for $96 and apply it as a payment on the
> invoice they owe to me. Then the Customer issues me a Cheque for $24
> which I use to pay the remaining balance of the invoice.
> 
> When I report to the tax man I report $20 collected and $16 paid and
> send a cheque for $4. AFAIK all perfectly legal under our tax laws...
> Yours may be different.
> 

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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Tony F. <to...@sy...>]

On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 10:25 +0200, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> as you write at the end, the question is not not to pay the net tax,
> but
> some jurisdictions require that you pay first, claim second and
> reconcile the net tax last.
> 
> How would you address this?

The same way you would normally... You have two invoices, one customer
invoice that registers revenue and tax collected and one vendor invoice
that incurs some expense and pays some tax. In this case I pay the tax
man his $20 and later claim back the $16 leaving a net collected tax of
$4. The "Credit Note" is just transferring money around... In my
jurisdiction there is no tax on that maybe there is where you are?

In my tax jurisdiction we have to periodically file a Sales tax report
that includes the net tax calculation and remit a payment for the net
tax.

> > I never said I didn't pay the taxes due...
> > 
> > Say I do some work. Invoice to customer:
> >   Labour   $100
> >      Tax   $ 20
> >    Total   $120
> > 
> > And I buy some goods: Invoice from Vendor:
> >   Parts $ 80
> >     Tax $ 16
> >   Total $ 96

-- 
Tony Fraser
to...@sy...
Sybaspace Internet Solutions                        System Administrator
phone: (250) 246-5368                                fax: (250) 246-5398

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dave S. <bou...@ya...>]

--- David J <ja...@in...> wrote:

> I have a slightly different take on this refund
> issue.
> IMHO there's NO problem with SQL-L, rather the way
> it is
> being used.
> Not meaning to offend, but perhaps PBKAC ?  :-)
> I can see quite a few ways to do this, depending on
> your
> setup.
> (I'm using British English, so menu syntax may vary
> slightly.)
> For example try Purchase, Add Transaction, Sundry
> creditors
> (or Refunds, or whatever you choose to setup) then
> select
> Bank account etc as usual. 
> Select the GL account that you wish to Debit. 
> (Might be
> Sales, Refunds, or again whatever you choose to
> setup.)
> Enter the details, amount, taxes (?), date, etc. 
> Alt-O to
> post and you're done.
> Alternatively, you could use General Ledger, Add
> transaction
> and enter your Dr's and Cr's as needed.  (Not my
> personal
> preference.)
> Or there's some Debit and Credit notes included in
> version
> 2.7.x that might suit your needs.
> If in doubt, ask your accountant what the particular
> procedure and Dr and Cr entries should be for your
> business.
> Hope this helps.
> - David J

The issue is not with the required GL transaction. 
That's the easy part.  The problem is that you can't
print a check from the Receipts screen - so there's no
means to issue a refund check.  Obviously, if we're
wiring money this doesn't apply, nor does it apply if
the customer used a credit card.  But when they
overpay or return goods that they purchased with a
check I need to issue a refund check.  My question
remains - "How are you supposed to issue refund checks
with SQL-Ledger?"

Dave




 
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Wallace R. C. <wrc...@gm...>]

On 11/20/06, Dave Snell <bou...@ya...> wrote:
...
> "How are you supposed to issue refund checks with SQL-Ledger?"

Can you not write one out by hand?

Obviously, I'm missing something here.
-- 
Best Regards,
Wallace

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dave S. <bou...@ya...>]

--- Wallace Roberts Consulting <wrc...@gm...>
wrote:

> On 11/20/06, Dave Snell <bou...@ya...>
> wrote:
> ...
> > "How are you supposed to issue refund checks with
> SQL-Ledger?"
> 
> Can you not write one out by hand?
> 
> Obviously, I'm missing something here.

Nope, I can't.  We use blank check laser stock for all
of our checks.  Our bank will not clear any hand
written checks.  Nor will they clear any check that
prints with a negative dollar amount.  I guess I'm in
the minority here - nobody else ever gives money back,
or expects their accounting system to be able to do it
for them.

Dave


 
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Jeff V. <jv...@ch...>]

On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 08:11 -0800, Dave Snell wrote:
> --- Wallace Roberts Consulting <wrc...@gm...>
> wrote:
> 
> > On 11/20/06, Dave Snell <bou...@ya...>
> > wrote:
> > ...
> > > "How are you supposed to issue refund checks with
> > SQL-Ledger?"
> > 
> > Can you not write one out by hand?
> > 
> > Obviously, I'm missing something here.
> 
> Nope, I can't.  We use blank check laser stock for all
> of our checks.  Our bank will not clear any hand
> written checks.  Nor will they clear any check that
> prints with a negative dollar amount.  I guess I'm in
> the minority here - nobody else ever gives money back,
> or expects their accounting system to be able to do it
> for them.
> 
> Dave

Maybe the simplest way would be to add an account for the refunds as an
expense/income offset account.  
Process the refund as a reduction of income and an increase in the
refund expense account.

Then write the check that reduces (pays) the refund (expense) account
and it should work properly.

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Danita Z. <da...@ca...>]

>> Can you not write one out by hand?
>>=20
>> Obviously, I'm missing something here.
>=20
> Nope, I can't.  We use blank check laser stock for all
> of our checks.  Our bank will not clear any hand
> written checks.  Nor will they clear any check that
> prints with a negative dollar amount.  I guess I'm in
> the minority here -  nobody else ever gives money back,
> or expects their accounting system to be able to do it
> for them.

I find there is another location where not being able to "print" a check =
causes more work - and that's in the "transfers" under cash.  We have one =
bank account that receives all of our credit card receipts.  It is not our =
"operating account" and is used only for credit card receipts.  About once =
a week we write a check from this account (it's in California) to our =
operating account (a different bank in Colorado).  Because "transfer" =
doesn't allow for "printing" a check, I must hand-write all transfers and =
enter them into the system.  Otherwise I would need to set up a "vendor" =
for my company and do an AP transaction.  While that's not the most =
complicated procedure I agree, I would prefer if the "transfer" screen had =
a way to print a check then and there.

Danita

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dieter S. <dsi...@sq...>]

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, Dave Snell wrote:

>
> --- Wallace Roberts Consulting <wrc...@gm...>
> wrote:
>
> > On 11/20/06, Dave Snell <bou...@ya...>
> > wrote:
> > ...
> > > "How are you supposed to issue refund checks with
> > SQL-Ledger?"
> >
> > Can you not write one out by hand?
> >
> > Obviously, I'm missing something here.
>
> Nope, I can't.  We use blank check laser stock for all
> of our checks.  Our bank will not clear any hand
> written checks.  Nor will they clear any check that
> prints with a negative dollar amount.  I guess I'm in
> the minority here - nobody else ever gives money back,
> or expects their accounting system to be able to do it
> for them.
>
> Dave

add an AP transaction and print the check

or you could subscribe to support and download v2.7

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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dave S. <bou...@ya...>]

--- Dieter Simader <dsi...@sq...> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, Dave Snell wrote:
> 
> >
> > --- Wallace Roberts Consulting
> <wrc...@gm...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On 11/20/06, Dave Snell <bou...@ya...>
> > > wrote:
> > > ...
> > > > "How are you supposed to issue refund checks
> with
> > > SQL-Ledger?"
> > >
> > > Can you not write one out by hand?
> > >
> > > Obviously, I'm missing something here.
> >
> > Nope, I can't.  We use blank check laser stock for
> all
> > of our checks.  Our bank will not clear any hand
> > written checks.  Nor will they clear any check
> that
> > prints with a negative dollar amount.  I guess I'm
> in
> > the minority here - nobody else ever gives money
> back,
> > or expects their accounting system to be able to
> do it
> > for them.
> >
> > Dave
> 
> add an AP transaction and print the check
> 
> or you could subscribe to support and download v2.7

Would that work Dieter?  Wait, customers don't exist
on the AP side of the application so by adding the AP
transaction I still wouldn't be able to refund their
money...  Dang, glad I didn't pay for that support!




 
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dr E. W L. <el...@li...>]

Well, one *COULD* add the customer on the AP side of things, now could
one? If one wasn't slow, that is.

el

Dave Snell wrote:
>> add an AP transaction and print the check
>>
>> or you could subscribe to support and download v2.7
> 
> Would that work Dieter?  Wait, customers don't exist
> on the AP side of the application so by adding the AP
> transaction I still wouldn't be able to refund their
> money...  Dang, glad I didn't pay for that support!

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Rich C. <ri...@sy...>]

But then one *WOULD* have two separate account balances, wouldn't one?

I think the slow people already realized this.


Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
> Well, one *COULD* add the customer on the AP side of things, now could
> one? If one wasn't slow, that is.
>
> el
>
> Dave Snell wrote:
>   
>>> add an AP transaction and print the check
>>>
>>> or you could subscribe to support and download v2.7
>>>       
>> Would that work Dieter?  Wait, customers don't exist
>> on the AP side of the application so by adding the AP
>> transaction I still wouldn't be able to refund their
>> money...  Dang, glad I didn't pay for that support!
>>     
>
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dr E. L. <el...@li...>]

But then one can sort out these issues at the end of an accounting
period. Which I am quite sure the slow people already realized too.

el

on 11/23/06 1:50 AM Rich Cloutier said the following:
> But then one *WOULD* have two separate account balances, wouldn't one?
> 
> I think the slow people already realized this.
> 
> 
> Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
>> Well, one *COULD* add the customer on the AP side of things, now could
>> one? If one wasn't slow, that is.
>>
>> el
>>
>> Dave Snell wrote:
>>   
>>>> add an AP transaction and print the check
>>>>
>>>> or you could subscribe to support and download v2.7
>>>>       
>>> Would that work Dieter?  Wait, customers don't exist
>>> on the AP side of the application so by adding the AP
>>> transaction I still wouldn't be able to refund their
>>> money...  Dang, glad I didn't pay for that support!
>>>     
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dave S. <bou...@ya...>]

--- Dr Eberhard Lisse <el...@li...> wrote:

> But then one can sort out these issues at the end of
> an accounting
> period. Which I am quite sure the slow people
> already realized too.

The reason most of use accounting packages is so that
we don't have to 'sort things out' at the end of the
month.  Unfortunately, with the way SQL-Ledger is
designed there is no solution but 'sorting things out'
if one is to attempt to refund a customer's payment.

 



 
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Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dr E. L. <el...@li...>]

End of year, actually.



on 11/24/06 5:07 AM Dave Snell said the following:
> --- Dr Eberhard Lisse <el...@li...> wrote:
> 
>> But then one can sort out these issues at the end of
>> an accounting
>> period. Which I am quite sure the slow people
>> already realized too.
> 
> The reason most of use accounting packages is so that
> we don't have to 'sort things out' at the end of the
> month.  Unfortunately, with the way SQL-Ledger is
> designed there is no solution but 'sorting things out'
> if one is to attempt to refund a customer's payment.

Re: [SL] Refund Checks

[Dave S. <bou...@ya...>]

--- Dr Eberhard Lisse <el...@li...> wrote:

> End of year, actually.

So just so I'm clear, good Doctor, I should create a
bogus vendor record and accompanying AP transaction so
that I can issue my refund check.  Then throughout the
year - as I continue to statement my customer - I
should just wink and say "just ignore this
transaction" we'll take care of it at the end of the
year.  And then come the end of the year I should do
what again?  Sorry if I'm being slow, I guess I just
expect an accounting package to handle some of the
basic accounting transactions for me.


 
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