David, the guide even warns that accounting debits and credits are used contrary to the way most people understand them. The average punter will be wrong, and if they get it right the next punter will likely bet they are wrong.
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2024-May/111801.html Generally then the sense of debits and credits in a bank statement is the > reverse of what they mean in your personal accounts. Exactly, perspective. It's like saying the sun is on your left side. Much clearer to say it's on the western side, or it's a deposit to a specific account (though I agree some of the simple terms are confusing and could be revised). It's not really important though because after a few transactions you know which side to use, especially if you did the tutorial in the Guide first. BTW, the referenced thread didn't reach a conclusion to the example in July. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
