Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I tried entering it like this for half an hour and  could not get to enter the values let alone finish the transaction. But I did stumble on a way of doing it and it works for my needs anyway. At least your example pointed me in the right direction to find a solution. So not all wasted.

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-07 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I will give that a try when I get a chance and will let you know. Thanks, On 9/7/22 10:35 AM, John Layman wrote: See attached clip. -Original Message- I tried something like that but couldn't get it work right. Could you send a example screen shot? -- Old Unix programmers never

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-07 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
to Income:Dividends:Tax-Advantaged. -Original Message- From: gnucash-user On Behalf Of Jack Frillman via gnucash-user Sent: Monday, September 5, 2022 1:13 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale No I didn't delete the account? Why would I do silly thing

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-07 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
gt;>  >>>> Jack, >>>> John Ralls asked whether you received shares or cash. It makes a >>>> difference. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 4:30 PM John Layman < >>>> john.lay...@laymanandlayman.com> wrote: &g

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-06 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
evenue account, say 'Dividends Received'. The FundXYZ > account shouldn't be touched at all. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 9/5/22 11:41 AM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: >> Last month I sold a mutu

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-06 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
nds:Tax-Advantaged. >> >> -Original Message----- >> From: gnucash-user >> On Behalf Of Jack Frillman via gnucash-user >> Sent: Monday, September 5, 2022 1:13 PM >> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> Subject: Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale &

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-06 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
On 9/6/22 1:58 PM, john wrote: On Sep 6, 2022, at 5:56 AM, Jack Frillman wrote: On 9/5/22 11:53 PM, john wrote: On Sep 5, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: On 9/5/22 3:09 PM, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 5, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 9

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-06 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
On 9/5/22 11:53 PM, john wrote: On Sep 5, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: On 9/5/22 3:09 PM, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 5, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 9/5/22 12:13 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: No I didn't delete the account

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-05 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
On 9/5/22 3:09 PM, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 5, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 9/5/22 12:13 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: No I didn't delete the account? Why would I do silly thing like that and lose all that history? The account is hidden because it's balance

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-05 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
On 9/5/22 1:32 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: On 9/5/22 12:13 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: No I didn't delete the account? Why would I do silly thing like that and lose all that history? The account is hidden because it's balance is 0. Reappearing means exactly what it says. I

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-05 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
('bank' or a brokerage cash account if direct deposit, 'undeposited funds' if by paper check) according to how you received the money, and an Income/Revenue account, say 'Dividends Received'. The FundXYZ account shouldn't be touched at all. Regards, Adrien On 9/5/22 11:41 AM, Jack Frillman via

[GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

2022-09-05 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Last month I sold a mutual fund say XYZ. Several weeks after the sale closed and the calendar date went into the next quarter I received a dividend from XYZ. How do I enter that dividend transaction for XYZ without having it reappearing in my account list and screwing everything else up?

Re: [GNC] Example of importing Stock transactions from CSV

2022-08-21 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
>> On Sat, 2022-08-20 at 11:54 -0400, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: >> I use CSV import almost every day and it works just fine. >> You do have to setup a configuration file that tells the importer how to >> interpret your CSV data. I suspect you did not do that. >&g

Re: [GNC] Stock Split - am I doing this right?

2022-07-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I used the stock split tool under the tool menu and all I entered was the number of shares that should be added. There’s an option to enter the price too but I didn’t enter anything for it. I did this for the Amazon & Google splits and it worked fine. I didn’t have to calculate anything —— I

Re: [GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only

2022-07-27 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
what you're looking for. Cheers David H. On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 07:18, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I have numerous sub accounts under a parent account. I am working with one of the sub accounts. On 7/27/22 4:21 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote: > Stephen, > He

Re: [GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only

2022-07-27 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
, July 27, 2022 4:10 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only On 7/27/22 12:15, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I want add up all my medical expenses from Jan. 1, 2022 up to today. How do I do that? I tried several different reports a

Re: [GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only

2022-07-27 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Yes. I have a parent account with various sub accounts to separate vision from dental etc. On 7/27/22 4:10 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 7/27/22 12:15, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I want add up all my medical expenses from Jan. 1, 2022 up to today. How do I do that? I tried

Re: [GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only

2022-07-27 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
..@gyleshomes.com>email *From:* gnucash-user on behalf of Jack Frillman via gnucash-user *Sent:* Wednesday, July 27, 2022 3:15 PM *To:* gnucash-user@gnucash.org *Subject:* [GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only I want add up all my medical expenses from Jan. 1, 202

[GNC] Single Account Expenses For Current Year Only

2022-07-27 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I want add up all my medical expenses from Jan. 1, 2022 up to today. How do I do that? I tried several different reports and all they gave me was the account balance as of today. I just want what was spent so far for this year. And before you ask I set the date range from 1/1/2022 to "today"

Re: [GNC] Selling & Buying Mutual Funds

2022-05-20 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: My question involves three Mutual funds and their parent account. Two of the mutual funds are selling some of their shares and the parent fund is buying shares. Details below: TROSX - Sell x shares but not all. MYSIX - Sell y

[GNC] Selling & Buying Mutual Funds

2022-05-19 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
My question involves three Mutual funds and their parent account. Two of the mutual funds are selling some of their shares and the parent fund is buying shares. Details below: TROSX - Sell x shares but not all. MYSIX - Sell y shares but not all. GSFTX - Buy z shares and add to it's existing

Re: [GNC] importing prices from csv

2022-03-16 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I track the prices of Mutual Funds, Stocks and Precious Metals and import them all with a single CSV file. In all three cases I do not use any of the pre-defined GNUCash Namespace names. I use all user defined name space. On 3/16/22 8:08 PM, Art Chimes wrote: I well remember agonizing

Re: [GNC] Stock Transaction

2022-03-02 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
NFO securities and use that as the value of the transaction so that it becomes the cost basis of your SPGI securities and hence there is no capital gain/loss event. Regards Geoff = On 3/03/2022 4:11 am, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I had a stock (INFO) in a company that was purcha

[GNC] Stock Transaction

2022-03-02 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I had a stock (INFO) in a company that was purchased by another company (SPGI).  INFO no longer exists but I now have x shares of SPGI. What's the recommended way of recording this in GNUCash? This looks very similar to a Mutual Find conversion I asked about a few weeks ago. Can this stock

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Class Conversion

2022-02-16 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
e transaction, reduce the balance of DFMGX to zero, and increase the balance of DFMLX to 410.085. The value you attribute to this transaction should be the total cost base of DFMGX, so that DFMLX inherits the same cost base. ***I am not an accountant. Regards Geoff = On 16/02/2022 11:18 am, Ja

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Class Conversion

2022-02-15 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
total cost base of DFMGX, so that DFMLX inherits the same cost base. ***I am not an accountant. Regards Geoff = On 16/02/2022 11:18 am, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: How should I handle a "Mutual Fund Share Class Conversion". In my case I had the following transaction,

Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Class Conversion

2022-02-15 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
that DFMLX inherits the same cost base. ***I am not an accountant. Regards Geoff = On 16/02/2022 11:18 am, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: How should I handle a "Mutual Fund Share Class Conversion". In my case I had the following transaction, see summary below, show up

[GNC] Mutual Fund Class Conversion

2022-02-15 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
How should I handle a "Mutual Fund Share Class Conversion". In my case I had the following transaction, see summary below, show up in my broker account: (410.20900)  shares of DF DENT MID CAP GROWTH FUND INSTL CL N/L (DFMGX)  converting to 410.08500  shares of  DF DENT MID CAP GROWTH FUND

Re: [GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
You, *Gyle McCollam* Gyle McCollam 609.680.2326Mobile gmccol...@live.com <mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com>email *From:* gnucash-user on behalf of Jack Frillman via gnucash-user *Sent:* Saturday, December 11, 202

Re: [GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
That was it. I guess I better write this down so don't have to ask again in nine months. Thanks. On 12/11/21 1:24 PM, AC wrote: For decimal prices: Edit Menu -> Preferences -> Numbers, Date & Time: Checkbox: "Force prices to display as decimals" For account colors: Edit Menu -> Preferences

[GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I just upgraded my Linux system to Fedora 34 and it in the process it upgraded GNC to 4.6 where previously it was 4.4. Two of my settings/preferences were undone: 1 - The prices in an investment account is now in fractions, which BTW is unreadable, where before (in version 4.4)  I had it as a

Re: [GNC] Credit Card Rewards Refund

2021-10-14 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I also put it into a miscellaneous income. On 10/14/21 9:07 AM, Steve Welch via gnucash-user wrote: Because the rewards aren’t necessarily attributable to any one expense (or to split them out proportionately would be a whole lot of work), I always book them to miscellaneous income. I also

Re: [GNC] Split Transaction Confusion Again

2021-10-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
-0400 Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: Yes it was a big help. Thanks. On 10/9/21 10:23 AM, Gyle McCollam wrote: This would be your entry: Parent Brokerage Account                $8.61 Tax Account                                      $1.52 Dividend Income Account

Re: [GNC] Split Transaction Confusion Again

2021-10-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
and is clear. Thank You, *Gyle McCollam* Gyle McCollam 609.680.2326Mobile gmccol...@live.com <mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com>email *From:* gnucash-user on behalf of Jack Frillman via gnucash-user *Sent:* Saturday, Oct

[GNC] Split Transaction Confusion Again

2021-10-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I'm having trouble entering a split transaction for a stock dividend & the tax that was withheld. The stock has a dividend of   $10.13 Tax withheld is   $1.52 This leaves a cash deposit of $8.61 in the parent brokerage account. How do I enter a split transaction that shows the dividend of

Re: [GNC] email seems so crude 30 years after MULTICS forums.

2021-10-07 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Of course there's Usenet, which doesn't require everyone to connect to Usenet is still active? I though it died years ago. -- Old Unix programmers never die, they just mv to /dev/null - Anonymous ___ gnucash-user mailing list

Re: [GNC] Newbie question

2021-09-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Steve, I switched from Moneydance as you did about six months ago. The conversion went fine for me except the account balances were off. To correct for that I just went to each account that was off and entered an opening balance, at the very beginning of the ledger, for the amount that was

Re: [GNC] Report Question

2021-09-22 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
ance sheet or income statement report. On Thu, 23 Sep 2021, 5:25 am Jack Frillman via gnucash-user, mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: Using GNUC 4.4 I setup a Income Statement report from the Reports-->Experimental report options. I have the Start

[GNC] Report Question

2021-09-22 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Using GNUC 4.4 I setup a Income Statement report from the Reports-->Experimental report options. I have the Start Date set to "Start of this Year" and the End Date to "End of this Year". Will the date range of the report automatically switch to Jan 1 2022 to Dec 31 2022 when the new year

[GNC] Securities Pie Chart.

2021-09-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
It looks like in version 4.4 there is a hard limit of 24 slices (securities) for the pie chart. I'm assuming it's limited so the slices won't get so thin you can't see them. So what do you do when you have more than 24 securities? The only thing I can think of is making more than one chart.

Re: [GNC] Deleting Scheduled Transactions

2021-09-03 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
am, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: How do you delete/remove a scheduled transaction from the list of scheduled transactions under the scheduled transaction tab? So just to be clear, you are trying to remove the full schedule (not existing, fired-off transactions from your CoA), right? You

[GNC] Deleting Scheduled Transactions

2021-09-03 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
How do you delete/remove a scheduled transaction from the list of scheduled transactions under the scheduled transaction tab? I tried unchecking the Enabled check box but that didn't do anything. I tried the Delete button in the transaction editor and that didn't do anything. I tried doing

Re: [GNC] Transaction Entry Confirmation

2021-08-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Atkins wrote: Jack, On Tue, August 31, 2021 3:30 pm, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: What's yhere to understand. I was looking for an audio confirmation like a little tiny beep. I think Will's point was questioning why you specifically want an audio confirmation when there is clearly a visual

Re: [GNC] Transaction Entry Confirmation

2021-08-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
An audio confirmation is easier for me notice. On 8/31/21 3:41 PM, Derek Atkins wrote: Jack, On Tue, August 31, 2021 3:30 pm, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: What's yhere to understand. I was looking for an audio confirmation like a little tiny beep. I think Will's point

Re: [GNC] Transaction Entry Confirmation

2021-08-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
and moves to the first line of the next transaction. This is with GnuCash 4.6-1 running on MacOS 11.5.2. Will On 2021 Aug 31, at 08-31 10:06:10, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: Is there any way to have GNU Cash make an audio confirmation when a manual transaction has been entered? When

Re: [GNC] Transaction Entry Confirmation

2021-08-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Okay. I now know it's not me unable to find it somewhere. Thanks. On 8/31/21 11:46 AM, John Ralls wrote: On Aug 31, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: Is there any way to have GNU Cash make an audio confirmation when a manual transaction has been entered? When I

[GNC] Transaction Entry Confirmation

2021-08-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Is there any way to have GNU Cash make an audio confirmation when a manual transaction has been entered? When I manually enter a transaction by mashing ENTER there is no feedback that the transaction was entered and I keep hitting ENTER to be sure I didn't fat finger it. Just a little

Re: [GNC] Help Selling & Buying Securities

2021-08-10 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Got that covered. Mine is reported at the end of the year and the tax program slurps in all the data at tax time. On 8/10/21 4:52 PM, David Carlson wrote: Be sure to check your next broker's statement for any capital gain that you may need to pay tax on next year. On Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 2:10

Re: [GNC] Help Selling & Buying Securities

2021-08-10 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I finally got it figured out. My transactions in GNUC are correct after all. The cash on my brokers website has not been updated yet because the transactions have not been closed out. Once that happens the cash amounts will agree. So says my financial advisor. Thanks for the advice. On

Re: [GNC] Help Selling & Buying Securities

2021-08-10 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I have been trough all that and don't see how any of it applies to what I'm trying to do because: 1 - I have no commissions to deal with. 2 - I have no capital gains to deal with. Very confusing.. It appears I have the sell side correct the the buy may have something wrong. On 8/10/21

Re: [GNC] Help Selling & Buying Securities

2021-08-10 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
e procedure available at https://code.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-guide/invest-buy-stock1.html which also deals with commission and taxes. It must be good, it set me right! Best wishes Eric ======= On 10/08/2021 01:34, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I'm clueless on how to sell a secu

[GNC] Help Selling & Buying Securities

2021-08-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I'm clueless on how to sell a security and use that money to buy another security. All I have done to date is reinvest interest & dividends. I have an account structure that looks like this. Parent Invest Account - This is for holding a cash balance.    ABC - Invest account for ABC security.   

Re: [GNC] No Suitable Backend Found

2021-07-28 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I would not use MSWord or LibreOffice to look at it because those are word processors and not straight text editors. One poorly placed fat finger could write formatting to the data file really messing it up. Notepad is safer not sure about Wordpad. On 7/28/21 12:30 PM, David Carlson wrote:

Re: [GNC] Linux still at 4.5

2021-07-25 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
On 7/25/21 7:22 AM, Jean-David Beyer via gnucash-user wrote: On 7/25/21 5:46 AM, Stephen C. Camidge wrote: I am running Linux Manjaro and see that the aux distribution only gives version 4.5 of Gnucash. There is a flatpack version of 4.6, but if I install it, I do not have my saved reports

[GNC] Large Negative Account Total

2021-06-08 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I have been using GNC for a few months now for my personal finances and I'm trying to understand some it's behavior. I'm no accountant and I'm sure I'm not following strict accounting rules. Again I'm using it only for my personal finances and overall I am satisfied with what I have set up.

Re: [GNC] WHY ARE THERE "IMBALANCE ENTRIES" AT ALL ?? JUST CURIOUS

2021-06-03 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Maybe because for those new to GNC, like myself, it's not a very intuitive process and is easy to screw up. After two months I still muck it up from time to time especially when I'm trying to modify a duplicated transaction that has splits. I'm not complaining but providing an explanation to

Re: [GNC] GNUCash & Macros

2021-05-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
rack a series of actions that turn into a script that can be edited for refinements and then used as a 'Macro'. Will On 2021 May 26, at 05-26 17:56:16, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: Unfortunately that's a Windows app. I'm OSX or Linux user. On 5/26/21 12:04 PM, Fross, Michael wrote: Y

Re: [GNC] GNUCash & Macros

2021-05-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Unfortunately that's a Windows app. I'm OSX or Linux user. On 5/26/21 12:04 PM, Fross, Michael wrote: You could look into AutoHotkey.  I use it to automate other non-GNUCash things, but I don't see why it couldn't work, especially if you can do what you need to do via keystrokes. Michael On

Re: [GNC] GNUCash & Macros

2021-05-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Okay, that's what I thought. Thanks. On 5/26/21 11:14 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: HI, On Wed, May 26, 2021 11:09 am, Jack Frillman wrote: I have repetitive task I do every day and I would like to reduce the number of steps to do that task. More specifically I import stock/mutual fund and

Re: [GNC] GNUCash & Macros

2021-05-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
be ultra lazy at times and would like to execute that import process using a macro if possible. On 5/26/21 11:02 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: Hi, On Wed, May 26, 2021 10:52 am, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: Does GNUCash have a macro feature? I searched the documentation and I didn't see

[GNC] GNUCash & Macros

2021-05-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Does GNUCash have a macro feature? I searched the documentation and I didn't see anything so I'm asking just to make sure I didn't missing something. Thanks. -- Old Unix programmers never die, they just mv to /dev/null - Anonymous ___

Re: [GNC] When Do Account Totals Update When Updating Prices

2021-05-21 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Deva, I found this in my junk folder and I have no idea why it ended up there and all the others GNC emails didn't. Your suggestion of doing the refresh does in fact update the account totals like I wanted. A belated thanks for the suggestion. Jack On 4/8/21 7:23 AM, Deva - wrote:

Re: [GNC] gnucash-cli --quotes get

2021-05-17 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
And I wrote a Python scripts and a BASH script that scrapes the prices off of the webpage and creates csv file. On 5/17/21 5:28 PM, Robin Chattopadhyay wrote: I have a Python script that I've created that takes in a CSV file and loads the prices into Gnucash. I would be willing to share it; I

Re: [GNC] Gnucash won't load

2021-04-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Also to test you can try to launch it from your desktop. Then if it works close it then drag it to your /Applications folder. I always do that for something new. On 4/30/21 8:34 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: Hi, On Fri, April 30, 2021 8:10 am, Neil Campbell wrote: Hi Derek Thank for your prompt

Re: [GNC] Thinking about Moving to MacOS from Win 10

2021-04-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Just copy the main data file. I copy it from my iMac to my Linux laptop for a backup and to a Windows 10  laptop for a backup to my Linux laptop. Any reports you create will require copying a different file though. On 4/26/21 12:26 PM, Ed Fields wrote: Is there a means to port my gnuCash

Re: [GNC] Mutual fund quotes in the U. S.

2021-04-24 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
downloads again after the market closes.  I suspect it may not even keep the timestamps that come with the prices, so there may not be any clue about that. On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 8:18 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: I'm not su

Re: [GNC] Mutual fund quotes in the U. S.

2021-04-23 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
after the market closes. I suspect it may not even keep the timestamps that come with the prices, so there may not be any clue about that. On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 8:18 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: I'm not sure what you are using to updated the

Re: [GNC] Mutual fund quotes in the U. S.

2021-04-23 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I'm not sure what you are using to updated the your prices but I wrote a python script & a bash script that get the quotes and put them into a csv file for importing into GNUCash and I don't have that date issue. I run the scrips in the evening when the markets are closed. On 4/23/21 8:59 PM,

Re: [GNC] Trying to download Gnucash data Files

2021-04-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
What OS are you using? It makes a difference where you find them. For the down loading if your OS is Linux you can easily copy the files to another computer using ssh.  That's what I do to back my data files and config files from my Mac to my Linux laptop. On 4/11/21 12:33 PM, Jose A. Lorido

Re: [GNC] Tracking Precious Metals

2021-04-10 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Good to know. Thanks. On 4/9/21 7:57 PM, Kevin Reid wrote: On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 4:33 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: Then how do you set it up since silver or gold doesn't have ticker symbol? In GnuCash, choose “Currency” as the

Re: [GNC] Tracking Precious Metals

2021-04-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Then how do you set it up since silver or gold doesn't have ticker symbol? On 4/9/21 4:47 PM, John Ralls wrote: On Apr 9, 2021, at 1:36 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: What's the best way of tracking the value of your silver and gold holdings in GNUCash? I guess I would have

[GNC] Tracking Precious Metals

2021-04-09 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
What's the best way of tracking the value of your silver and gold holdings in GNUCash? I guess I would have a Asset account but what do you when the process of an oz. varies like a stock does? -- Old Unix programmers never die, they just mv to /dev/null - Anonymous

Re: [GNC] When Do Account Totals Update When Updating Prices

2021-04-07 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
that the answer, however, depends on where you are looking to see the updated prices.  Since many reports have different ways of choosing the price source in their settings, the answer might be more complex if you are using reports. On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 7:16 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user

[GNC] When Do Account Totals Update When Updating Prices

2021-04-07 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I have an IRA account set up where the parent account is a Bank Account and under that are a number of Stock and Mutual Funds accounts. When I update the prices by importing a CSV file the total $ amount for the parent (IRA Account) account does not always update right away. Sometimes it

Re: [GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-05 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
thought the process of adjusting the schedule dates manually. On 4/4/21 12:25 PM, Michael Hendry wrote: On 4 Apr 2021, at 15:30, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: That's not what I was trying to do. Is this scheduled transaction (Sx) the first of a series (A), or is it part of an existing

Re: [GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-04 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
... On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 11:26 AM Michael Hendry mailto:hendry.mich...@gmail.com>> wrote: > On 4 Apr 2021, at 15:30, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: > > That's not what I was trying to do. Is this scheduled trans

Re: [GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-04 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
the process of adjusting the schedule dates manually. On 4/4/21 12:25 PM, Michael Hendry wrote: On 4 Apr 2021, at 15:30, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: That's not what I was trying to do. Is this scheduled transaction (Sx) the first of a series (A), or is it part of an existing series

Re: [GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-04 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
newly created scheduled transaction(s) Hope this helps. On 4/4/21 8:29 AM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I have a scheduled transaction for the 15th of each month. This month and only this one time I want to make it before it's scheduled date of the 15th. How can easily I do that? T

Re: [GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-04 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
this month. On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 8:29 AM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: I have a scheduled transaction for the 15th of each month. This month and only this one time I want to make it before it's scheduled date of the 15th. How can easil

Re: [GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-04 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Last Run action.  Simply click Actions > Scheduled Transactions > Since Last Run...and the SLR assistant runs.. If you want to make another change to the settings, then click Actions > Scheduled Transaction Editor just above to make the change. On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 7:30 AM Jack Fri

[GNC] Entering A Scheduled Transaction Early

2021-04-04 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I have a scheduled transaction for the 15th of each month. This month and only this one time I want to make it before it's scheduled date of the 15th. How can easily I do that? The only way I could see how to do it was going into the scheduled transactions options, adjusting the day ahead

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
The tax part I've already covered. But I record the tips separately too. I've used this to great effect to refine my budgeting for dining dollars. Some may think it is overkill, but it helped me get it under control. It worked for me, but others may not need it. Exactly. I have been

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-31 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I track it every time it's broken out on the receipt. The sales tax is the cost of Government not the cost of the item purchased. To each his own. On 3/31/21 12:33 PM, Stan Brown wrote: On 2021-03-30 20:22, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: Doesn't everyone track their sales tax

Re: [GNC] recording reinvested earnings

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I have been going through that and working through most of the questions I have had to date. BTW Chapter 9 is about investments and I have that pretty much under control. I have even been able to semi automate the updating of my security prices with out having to go through Alpha Vantage or

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I do know the difference between credit and a debt. Doesn't everyone track their sales tax as a separate expense item? Why would you consider sales tax the same type of an expenditure as groceries, gasoline or your electric bill? When I say a split 1 and split 2 I'm referring to  each

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
"missing" split lines appear.  I recommend setting the register view to Auto-split ledger or transaction journal and check the double line box until you are comfortable with the way the display works. On Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 7:37 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@g

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
a completely different meaning to me. On 3/30/21 2:04 PM, David Carlson wrote: Is one kind of error different from others? On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:08 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: I never considered that option since the GNUCash documen

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
delete the thing and start over. Most of my transactions are split transactions because I even when purchase only one item there is also the sales tax which is it's own split transaction. On 3/30/21 5:35 PM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: On 3/30/2021 4:06 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
-entry error. ;-) I will note another possible way to flip the columns - just put a - sign in before the value, then on tabbing-out of the column it will flip to the other side (and lose the minus sign!). Maf. On Tuesday, 30 March 2021 20:16:17 BST Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: In the world

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
a completely different meaning to me. On 3/30/21 2:04 PM, David Carlson wrote: Is one kind of error different from others? On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:08 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: I never considered that option since the GNUCash documen

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
at the same time. Robin On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 10:57 AM Cam Ellison wrote: On 2021-03-30 8:43 a.m., Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I'm trying to enter a refund split transaction to a credit card account and every time I do I get an Imbalance-USD amount. (see screen shots below) Why

Re: [GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Looks like I finally got it to work. While copying I had to delete the amount from the column I was copying from before pasting that value into the other column. Thanks for the tip. On 3/30/21 11:57 AM, Cam Ellison wrote: On 2021-03-30 8:43 a.m., Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I'm

[GNC] Confused Entering A Refund To Credit Card Account

2021-03-30 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I'm trying to enter a refund split transaction to a credit card account and every time I do I get an Imbalance-USD amount. (see screen shots below) Why is this happening? Refund Original Charge -- Old Unix programmers never die, they just mv to /dev/null - Anonymous

Re: [GNC] Report Printing

2021-03-26 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I use GNUCash on Mac OSX 10.14 and I print by saving to a PDF file and then send the PDF to the printer. On 3/26/21 3:05 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote: On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 1:23 PM ZPBear wrote: Hello,My wife Jennifer has been using GnuCash for several years.Printing reports has never

[GNC] Representation Of Negative Balances

2021-03-23 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I just finished setting up GNUCash on a Windows 10 machine and it shows negative balances with ()'s like this -->  (2.23). On my Linux or Mac it's displayed using a minus sign like this -->  -2.23 . What preferences control this? I can't find it anywhere. -- Old Unix programmers never die,

Re: [GNC] Investment Portfolio Report + Parent Cash Amount

2021-03-23 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
as the other securities. I name those accounts "Cash/Cash Equivalents" in my setup. If the cash is invested in a money market mutual fund, you could also set the commodity to that asset as well. On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 8:08 PM Jack Frillman via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@g

[GNC] Investment Portfolio Report + Parent Cash Amount

2021-03-22 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I'm looking for a report that will give me the value of securities in addition to the cash amount of their parent account. For example if I have the following account structure: IRA Account    Security #1    Security #2    Security #3    Security #4 The "IRA account" has a cash amount of x

Re: [GNC] namespaces vs import prices

2021-03-22 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Yes there is a way of doing it in Version 4.4. I just did the same thing so I could put all my securities from my past 401K into a namespace I called STALE. I did that because I wasn't ever going to do anything with them again and I wanted them out of the way. To move one security from one

[GNC] Adding Namespace Item to Price Editor

2021-03-22 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
In the GNUCash Price Editor  you have to choose from a list of seven *Namespace* items: Currencies, All non-currencies, AMEX, EUREX, FUND, NASDAQ, NYSE Is there any way of adding an item to this list? Thanks. -- Old Unix programmers never die, they just mv to /dev/null - Anonymous

Re: [GNC] namespaces vs import prices

2021-03-22 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
Yes there is a way of doing it in Version 4.4. I just did the same thing so I could put all my securities from my past 401K into a namespace I called STALE. I did that because I wasn't ever going to do anything with them again and I wanted them out of the way. To move one security from one

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