Re: [GNC] Are insurance proceeds income?

2019-09-16 Thread GWB
Again, no tax advice here, but I tend to look for a reporting form that goes to some kind of governmental unit, and then I check the tax software (I use CCH) for some checkbox or other items for "loss payouts", "insurance loss payments", etc. It might be something for form 4868. But that's not

Re: [GNC] Opening account with CR no longer works, also BS does not work

2019-09-16 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 16, 2019, at 3:51 PM, ihf wrote: > > As of v 3.7, if you find an account by beginning to type its name and then > hit Enter, the account used to open but no longer does. Also, if you begin > typing a name and use backspace to correct your entry, it no longer works > (nothing

Re: [GNC] Are insurance proceeds income?

2019-09-16 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 9/16/19 5:38 PM, orn...@tutanota.com wrote: > Are insurance proceeds income? If not, how do you characterize an insurance > payout when they send you a check? The real question is "Is it taxable?" to which the answer varies according to your taxing authority. I have always considered it

Re: [GNC] Are insurance proceeds income?

2019-09-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You need to ask that of a local CPA. Every jurisdiction will be different. They will tell you the proper accounts to use for your specific situation. We can help once you know those accounts if you still have questions, but any more info from this list would be dispensing accounting/tax advice,

Re: [GNC] Badly formed URL unknown-type

2019-09-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Uttam, From the list site, simply right-click and ‘copy link’ for the link next to the senders name at the top of the message. (just under the subject line and to the right of their name) This is a properly formed mailto link that is addressed only to the list, with the subject line already

Re: [GNC] AQbanking setup crash

2019-09-16 Thread aegross
Amex is encrypting (tokenizing?) the account number now. So you have to determine what your account number is. I downloaded a QFX file from their website. reveals the encrypted account number. I don't know if this sort of account number gets rotated every so often so I am not saying this is

[GNC] Are insurance proceeds income?

2019-09-16 Thread ornd25
Are insurance proceeds income? If not, how do you characterize an insurance payout when they send you a check? I've seen a reference online to using accounts receivable against lowered value of inventory, but that approach doesn't seem to apply to a homeowner who has storm damage or a fire.

Re: [GNC] Badly formed URL unknown-type

2019-09-16 Thread Uttam Chakravorty
My apologies for the bump. Thank you Liz and thank you John for being patient with me. Also, I may have made a mess of sending this message as I'm struggling with the 'technology' i.e. I'm notified by the digest, I then visit

[GNC] Opening account with CR no longer works, also BS does not work

2019-09-16 Thread ihf
As of v 3.7, if you find an account by beginning to type its name and then hit Enter, the account used to open but no longer does. Also, if you begin typing a name and use backspace to correct your entry, it no longer works (nothing happens). -- Sent from:

Re: [GNC] Credit Card Format Good?

2019-09-16 Thread ornd25
> For example, ... if you paid with the credit card would be db expense; cr > credit card. > > Then when you pay against credit card charges might be: > 1) balance paid in full, no interest - db credit card; cr checking > ... > Michael D Novack > > Possible duplicate. Thank you, Mike.

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 198, Issue 34

2019-09-16 Thread ornd25
> For example, ... if you paid with the credit card would be db expense; cr > credit card. > > Then when you pay against credit card charges might be: > 1) balance paid in full, no interest - db credit card; cr checking > ... > > Michael D Novack > > > Michael, Thank you. I'm enjoying

Re: [GNC] Badly formed URL unknown-type

2019-09-16 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 16, 2019, at 2:31 AM, Liz wrote: > > On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:25:14 +0100 > Uttam Chakravorty wrote: > >> Bump? > > Have you considered answering Geert's question? > > I'm the moderator, and I dislike "bump" as a tactic, less so if you > haven't answered questions directed to you.

Re: [GNC] Credit Card Format Good?

2019-09-16 Thread Stan Brown
On 2019-09-16 08:54, Mike or Penny Novack wrote: > On 9/15/2019 10:01 PM, Peter West wrote: >> . That means that increases in an Asset are debits, while decreases >> are credits; and increases in Liabilities (or Equity) are credits, >> while decreases are debits. >> >> Income increases assets;

Re: [GNC] Credit Card Format Good?

2019-09-16 Thread Mike or Penny Novack
On 9/15/2019 10:01 PM, Peter West wrote: . That means that increases in an Asset are debits, while decreases are credits; and increases in Liabilities (or Equity) are credits, while decreases are debits. Income increases assets; an increase in an asset is a debit; therefore the balancing

Re: [GNC] Having trouble trying to use Gnucash instead of Aplos

2019-09-16 Thread Mike or Penny Novack
On 9/15/2019 7:03 PM, David Carlson wrote: I think other GnuCash users often resort to spreadsheets or other software when the GnuCash reports don't meet their needs. David Carlson OR additional sets of books (virtual books, etc. ) Using this sort of entity as an example, suppose a

Re: [GNC] Having trouble trying to use Gnucash instead of Aplos

2019-09-16 Thread Daniel Wieberdink
Ok thanks. I'll take a look at it. On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 5:16 PM David Cousens wrote: > Daniel > > The updated documentation on import matching is available > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k0vy82he9g46wdc/AADfnttumgC71eZfJWGHfRuDa?dl=0 > here. If you point your browser at the file help.html it

Re: [GNC] Having trouble trying to use Gnucash instead of Aplos

2019-09-16 Thread Daniel Wieberdink
David, Thanks so much for all the detailed information and help. I did read "The Basics" and some of the other Help Documentation. But then I got impatient and wanted to try something. Another problem, I suppose, is that I have no accounting background whatsoever. You're right I should have

Re: [GNC] Badly formed URL unknown-type

2019-09-16 Thread Liz
On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:25:14 +0100 Uttam Chakravorty wrote: > Bump? Have you considered answering Geert's question? I'm the moderator, and I dislike "bump" as a tactic, less so if you haven't answered questions directed to you. Liz ___ gnucash-user

Re: [GNC] Badly formed URL unknown-type

2019-09-16 Thread Uttam Chakravorty
Bump? On 13/09/2019 20:18, Geert Janssens wrote: Op vrijdag 13 september 2019 20:50:35 CEST schreef Uttam Chakravorty: Firstly I apologise if I should be trying something other than posting here. If so, any guidance would be appreciated. I'm running Gnucash on Ubuntu 18.04 desktop to look