You have to setup a service item for the phone charges in order to use on
a vendor invoice. You could also split the phone bill into fixed and
variable charges to keep track of i.e telephone rental and long distance.
Dieter Simader http://www.sql-ledger.org (780) 472-8161
DWS Systems Inc. Accounting Software Fax: 478-5281
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> As some back ground I finally took a basic book-keeping class offered by
> the local college. It was totally paper based and sure gave me an
> appreciation of how much a computer helps. :-)
>
> One thing I haven't been able to figure out is how to post a bill for a
> service. My phone service is provided by Verizon. I get a bill early
> in the month with a due date near the end of the month. I'd like to
> post the bill when it arrives and then pay it a little later - closer to
> the due date.
>
> When I tried to create a Vendor Invoice it insisted on having a part
> number. Do I need to create a part/service item for phone service?
>
> Attempts to just do it as an Add Transaction in A/P confused me (not
> hard to do) about what to put in Invoice Number and Order Number. An
> Add Transaction in the General Ledger just seemed the wrong thing to do.
>
> Any points or thoughts?
>
>
> TIA,
> Rod
>
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