@Gita Faust OK now that's just weird. Earlier today I happened to be on your website. Tonight I log into BP and see you replied to my post. WEIRD!! Lol.
Not sure I understand what you are suggesting. You are correct about what took place in 2017. When this happened, I had no idea that insurance would reimburse me. So in 2017 I recorded the $2,900 check I wrote to the plumbing company as a capital improvement (Account > Fixed Asset > Waterline). I then recorded the $490 check to the sidewalk guy as a repair expense. Are you saying I should stick with that?
I'm baffled about how I should record the $2,890 insurance check in 2018. Are you saying I should record a $2,890 deposit in my QB checking account register, with $2,472.27 appropriated to Account > Fixed Asset > Waterline and $417.73 as a repair expense? How can I do that if I already recorded the $490 as a repair expense? And why the odd totals?
Thank you, Gita!