Re: Returning Security Deposits

Subject: Re: Returning Security Deposits

From: Bill Ott <..hidden..>

Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:44:25 -0400

Erik, suggested using a credit invoice. While the process seems a bit upside down, from a journal perspective it does what I need it to do. It debits the security deposit account and credits AR. "Receiving" a check from the customer in a negative amount (ie writing a check to the customer), debits AR and credits the checking account. While I would have preferred crediting AP and processing a payment, i cannot see any reason not to use Erik's suggestion. Can You?

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On 08/07/2013 11:51 PM, Chris Travers wrote:

On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Bill Ott <..hidden..> wrote:

I am running a small building with 17 tenants. I collect security
deposits at the beginning of the least from each "customer". At the end
of the least I need to return the deposit. I need the customer to be a
vendor in order to move the deposit to accounts payable and then pay
them from checking. Is there any way short of duplicating the customer
as a vendor to allow this transaction?

There are a number of aspects to this. I would have to work out the details but there are no reasons you can't post the "income" of the deposit to a liability account.

How this is done is likely to depend on reporting needs. Do you need per customer reports of amounts of deposit?

Best wishes,

Chris Travers

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