Re: Employee expenses

[Jeff Roberts <..hidden..>]

Hi Grant

You can certainly 'transfer' directly to 'Bonnie's Purchases' and if you write your checks manually you can just enter the check number into the source field of the transfer entry but in order to physically print a check from the software you have to have an AP type of summary account to post to. I suppose you could use Accounts Payable and not bother to create 'Employees clearing account' but it seemed like it would be easier to track any problems this way and these postings don't really belong in AP. since they have already been posted through there once.

Jeff

Grant Likely wrote:

On 8/24/07, Jeff Roberts <..hidden..> wrote:
  

If you have direct access to Bonnie's bank account and can transfer to
it you can just do an internet transfer and use "Cash - transfers" to
apply the amount from a bank account to 'Bonnie's Purchases' liability
account.

If you must generate a cheque it gets a little more complex and you have
to use a clearing account.

Create an 'Employee clearing account'. This is a 'Liability' account and
check the AP summary account box.
    

Curious: what is the reason for needing to use an employee clearing
account when cutting a cheque?  Can you not cut a check which pays
directly into 'Bonnie's Purchases'?

Cheers,
g.