When entering payment methods from the ledger screen the choices are credit card, check, and cash. A new catagory of Assistance (such as from the State) would allow accepting payments and still keep track of what the parent pays. Right now we have to change the billing grid to be able to publish what a parent owes.
Replied by : Umesh@icaresoftware.com
This is a common question we face under different names:
- Assistance
- Scholarship
- Funding, etc.
These monies should be entered as credits on the parent's account instead of a payment. If entered as a payment, the amount will get added in the Yearly Tax Statement, which will be incorrect because the parent did not actually pay/spend that amount.
Here is an example on how to enter these as a credit:
