I agree. I let GnuCash create a chart of accounts and then modify it to
meet my needs.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 12:21 PM David Carlson
wrote:
> Maf showed you how to start to create a single account.
>
> If you want to create an entire chart of accounts click File > New and
> select the option
On 1/23/23 2:33 PM, flywire wrote:
that isn't the latest, nor official documentation.
No, it's not but it is the version I recommend. Feedback on how it compares
with the official version would be useful.
The official documentation should always be the recommendation. It is
actively
Ann,
I you are getting the window with the Accounts tab (it is the default until you
open an account register) click on it then right click on whichever of the top
level accounts you wish to create the account under and slect New Account and
the account creation dialogue will come up. You can edit
If you do the "Putting It All Together" sections as you go through the
guide you will learn the basics and have a sample set of books. It starts
with:
https://gnucash-docs-rst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/C/ch_basics.html#putting-it-all-together
> that isn't the latest, nor official
Ann, that isn't the latest, nor official documentation.
For that, see https://gnucash.org/docs.phtml (the Documentation link
from the left-hand menu under either Downloads or Support)
There is the 'Help' and the 'Tutorial & Concepts Guide'.
Both should be accessible from the Help menu when
Maf showed you how to start to create a single account.
If you want to create an entire chart of accounts click File > New and
select the option to create New Account Hierarchy Setup
You might want to try this more than once because it will then give you a
lot of choices for different
On Monday, 23 January 2023 17:10:51 GMT Ann Bowes wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm trying to set up a simple manual checking account for a small farm
> business. I've down-loaded the gnucash program to my laptop (linux
> zorin OS), and have tried to open new accounts, but am completely
> stumped as to
Hi folks,
I'm trying to set up a simple manual checking account for a small farm
business. I've down-loaded the gnucash program to my laptop (linux
zorin OS), and have tried to open new accounts, but am completely
stumped as to how to do this. I've read through the tutorial (at
Hello, Neil, and welcome to GnuCash.
On 2023-01-08 16:14, Neil Morrish wrote:
Hi
I am not sure if gnucash is right for me, as it seems quite hard to get
started. Can you advise me what steps to learn about for my simple
requirement please?
I want to keep a record of business transactions so I
I'd expect there are easier invoicing packages, but you will likely need
much more. I don't know why there is no tutorial for GnuCash business
features (which only support accrual accounting) but each feature has an
example transaction. I don't use those features and agree, they seem
confusing.
Michael,
I took Neil's comment to mean that he didn't want to connect to his bank
account online.
Neil,
I'd like to point out that, despite the scope of your endeavor, you're in
business, which will entail a certain amount of record keeping. Gnucash is
directly designed for this sort of
On 1/8/2023 7:14 PM, Neil Morrish wrote:
Hi
I am not sure if gnucash is right for me, as it seems quite hard to get
started. Can you advise me what steps to learn about for my simple
requirement please?
I want to keep a record of business transactions so I can send invoices and
make an annual
Hi
I am not sure if gnucash is right for me, as it seems quite hard to get
started. Can you advise me what steps to learn about for my simple
requirement please?
I want to keep a record of business transactions so I can send invoices and
make an annual report for my tax calculation.
I do work for
Ornithology, sounds like you are starting fresh. If you’ve used Gnucash for
years you probably forgot you have to create or choose a chart of accounts as a
starting point. The help files are great for guiding you through the process.
> On Dec 11, 2022, at 10:34 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>
>
Did you copy your data file?
Did you File -> Open your data file?
-derek
Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
On December 11, 2022 11:26:21 Orith wrote:
1. I got a New computer - Lenovo. no gnu-cash from previous computers, i
cleaned it out to make sure the viruses did not
1. I got a New computer - Lenovo. no gnu-cash from previous computers, i
cleaned it out to make sure the viruses did not come to the new laptop.
Thus, I need to download the new version 4/11. When it is opened, no list
of accounts are available, I need them. tried to delete and restore and
tried
Hi,
It's been a very long time since I asked a question on this list serve,
and a very long time since I last did a "cleanup" of my GC file (with
perl scripts back then).
I started keeping my accounting data in GC back in March of 2005. Now
I'm looking to reorganize my chart of expense
Adrien,
Thank you VERY much for your replies. I will definitely be less frustrated
not being able to figure something out which cannot be done (at this stage).
Good suggestion for q. no. 1.
Again, thanks.
Charles VINCENT
Membre fondateur et ancien président du Conseil d'Administration
Ecole
On 6/22/22 4:40 AM, Charles Vincent wrote:
1. Is it possible to delete invoices? As I was setting up invoices, I made
some mistakes so I now have invoice 1, invoice 2 and invoice 3 with
different print options for the same student but I cannot seem to find a
way to delete unnecessary invoices.
I have launched myself into trying to set up an invoicing capacity for our
non profit school association's 70 students (clients).
I am running into a few issues for which I will be most grateful for advice
and guidance.
Let me start with these 3 Key questions, I will follow up with others I
have
so that the status
of each split can be individually maintained in the reconcile window.
Regards,
Chris Good
From: David Carlson
Sent: Monday, 13 June 2022 11:59 AM
To: Chris Good
Cc: Gnucash Users ; Top Cat
Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
Chris,
Thank you for y
it was changed so that other splits are NOT modified so that the status
of each split can be individually maintained in the reconcile window.
Regards,
Chris Good
From: David Carlson
Sent: Monday, 13 June 2022 11:59 AM
To: Chris Good
Cc: Gnucash Users ; Top Cat
Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
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Thanks for all the hard work from all of y’all
From: David Carlson
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 4:12 PM
To: Top Cat
Cc: Gyle McCollam ; Gnucash Users
Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
TopCat,
Sorry for my seemingly dismissive reply earlier
e; the question was more
>>> that
>>> it DID do this until I upgraded to 4.x
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if something changed in gnucash4, or if I inadvertently
>>> broke
>>> something in the migration and upgrade
>>>
>>
thing changed in gnucash4, or if I inadvertently broke
>> something in the migration and upgrade
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Gyle McCollam
>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 10:38 AM
>> To: Top Cat ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
0:38 AM
> To: Top Cat ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
>
>
>
> I only initially responded to the 1st question you raised. However, as for
> the 2nd question, I feel, that the software is operating correctly. When
> you are reconciling an
, and I am required to reconcile both sides
separately
From: Top Cat
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 12:47 PM
To: 'gnucash-user@gnucash.org'
Subject: RE: [GNC] questions on 4.1
To clarify the situation I am having issues with:
* I have Account A
* I have two Subaccounts under A - B
quot; transfer) it still
requires clearing both sides
It's not killing me; I just don't understand why it used to work and does
not now
From: Top Cat
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 11:18 AM
To: 'Gyle McCollam' ; 'Top Cat' ;
'gnucash-user@gnucash.org'
Subject: RE: [GNC] questions on 4.1
I
com> email
>
>
>From: ja...@comcast.net
>Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 7:57 AM
>To: 'Gyle McCollam'
>Subject: RE: [GNC] questions on 4.1
>
>Gyle, Thank you. I had overlooked that arrow and feature.
>
>-Original Message
What version were you previously using? I've never seen this behavior
and I've been using GnuCash since the early 2.6 days.
Regards,
Adrien
On 6/12/22 10:17 AM, Top Cat wrote:
I understand your thoughts, and don't disagree; the question was more that
it DID do this until I upgraded to 4.x
To: Top Cat ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
I only initially responded to the 1st question you raised. However, as for
the 2nd question, I feel, that the software is operating correctly. When
you are reconciling an account, say Bank A, you are reconciling only
t; gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email
>
>
> From: ja...@comcast.net
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 7:57 AM
> To: 'Gyle McCollam'
> Subject: RE: [GNC] questions on 4.1
>
> Gyle, Thank you. I had overlooked that
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From: gnucash-user on
behalf of Gyle McCollam
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 10:20 AM
To: ja...@comcast.net ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
Jay,
Happy you found this helpful. I respond to questions because others have
responded to me or I have found their res
une 12, 2022 7:57 AM
To: 'Gyle McCollam'
Subject: RE: [GNC] questions on 4.1
Gyle, Thank you. I had overlooked that arrow and feature.
-Original Message-
From: gnucash-user On
Behalf Of Gyle McCollam
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2022 3:42 PM
To: Top Cat ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re
Thanks - and no - I had missed that. I do love gnucash, but the interface
often reminds of my old Swedish saab; nice, but . unique
From: Gyle McCollam
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2022 3:42 PM
To: Top Cat ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] questions on 4.1
I'm sure your aware
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From: gnucash-user on
behalf of Top Cat
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2022 12:44 PM
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: [GNC] questions on 4.1
I hav
I have been using gnucash since 2.x with a MySQL database
I recently build a new machine and updated to 4.1, and have run into several
issues
1. On the accounts page, I can no longer show the account numbers, or
sort by them
2. On reconciliations, paired transactions (like transfers
Hi,
I use Gnucash to manage the accounts of a not-for-profit association based
in Australia.
At the end of the day, it's treated like any other business, but may be
exempt from certain taxes.
You'd first need to familiarise yourself with the requirements for a
not-for-profit association and
On 8/8/2019 12:24 PM, Larry Wagner wrote:
I would like some comments about how one would set up gnucash for a
non-profit.
Here are some of the specifics:
What kind of non-profit are you? What do you have to file with what
jurisdictions?
<< There are non-profits that do not pay taxes, but
Larry,
As Adrien noted we connot offer accounting advice per se. However we can
give you some guidance in setting up GnuCashand using its features.
Generally you will need to create an income sub account for each source of
income you wish to be able to track, in the example you gave, for each of
I’ll also add the following advice:
1. Don’t fret about getting your accounts perfect the first time. You’ll find
yourself moving things around and creating more detail with more accounts
during your first 6-12 months of using GnuCash as you figure out how things
work and you start having to
Larry,
We can’t offer accounting advice here. You’d need to speak to a local CPA who
is familiar with your jurisdiction and optimally one familiar with non-profits
to help you set up your account tree.
Beyond that, we can help with how to accomplish the various things you want
with respect to
I would like some comments about how one would set up gnucash for a
non-profit.
Here are some of the specifics:
We hold 3 different types (categories) of dances:
1) F dances - those sponsored by our club (~15 dances per year)
2) DF dances - those we share sponsorship with another club (~5
I think I'll get the draft multicolumn report into v3.6 due approximately
end of June.
No guarantees it's bugfree (especially involving multiple
currencies/stocks) but at least it'll have increased exposure, and I'm sure
many users will find them useful.
Multi-date balance-sheets aim to report on
Sounds like you wrote the program - I am new to this and do not know the
history.
As a recently retired accountant, I am use GNU Cash as a replacement for
Quickbooks. I like what I see, but would like the reporting capabilities of
Quickbooks where possible. To me, monthly P and comparative P
I used Libre Office and it worked. Thank you very much for the workaround!
Steve
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On Wed, May 8, 2019, at 8:55 AM, Maf. King wrote:
> On Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:33:34 BST Stephen C. Camidge wrote:
> > I tried that. I
On Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:33:34 BST Stephen C. Camidge wrote:
> I tried that. I added an autosum command totalling a column with a result of
> $0 (wrong total). It is like it treats the cell as text. I tried opening
> with excels' Data buttons for From HTML and From Text - still no success.
> >
On 5/7/2019 11:22 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
Comparative-period P is not yet implemented in GnuCash. (but as Chris Lamm
noted, he has a testing version of the report that *might* fit your needs - if you
can try it, please do so)
One reason it has not been implemented is that when I began
I tried that. I added an autosum command totalling a column with a result of $0
(wrong total). It is like it treats the cell as text. I tried opening with
excels' Data buttons for From HTML and From Text - still no success.
--
Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519)
On Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:13:05 BST Stephen C. Camidge wrote:
> Thank you to both of you. I have not figured out how to export to a
> spreadsheet - I tried but only could export to html, added a sum of the
> column, but the sum gave a total of $0.
Hi Stephen
2 suggestions:
1. I believe that
Thank you to both of you. I have not figured out how to export to a spreadsheet
- I tried but only could export to html, added a sum of the column, but the sum
gave a total of $0.
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Tue, May 7, 2019, at 11:44 PM,
Thanks Adrien.
I've realised that unless the multicolumn report is merged into mainstream,
it will never gain enough exposure for bug reports. So perhaps it'll be
better to merge for 3.6 into an 'experimental' submenu within reports.
C
On Wed, 8 May 2019 at 13:24, Adrien Monteleone <
Stephen,
Comparative-period P is not yet implemented in GnuCash. (but as Chris Lamm
noted, he has a testing version of the report that *might* fit your needs - if
you can try it, please do so)
You *can* run a multi-column report with each period in its own column, but it
will get messy with
Sorry. I followed the instructions but do not see the report in the Reports
Menu.
Steve
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 7:05 PM, Christopher Lam wrote:
> Oops it's set to "Experimental" menu.
> Just delete the 2 lines towards the end of the
Thank you. I found the location but could not locate the report in the Reports
Menu.
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 10:31 AM, Christopher Lam wrote:
> Hi Stephen
>
> You are very welcome to try the following report. Save it into
>
2 Thank you. I am not yet comfortable with using that report - can't get it to
work. Will experiment later.
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 10:11 AM, David T. wrote:
> 2 - You misunderstand me. I am not speaking about using the
order of the top-level
> accounts by clicking on the header labelled "Account Name".
>
> > Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 07:13:17 -0400
> > From: Stephen Camidge
> > To:gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> > Subject: [GNC] Questions
> > Message-ID:<51dc21db-a256-9b77-a0a0
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Subject: [GNC] Questions
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1) I set up a new book on the Mac version of gnucash using "A Simple
Checkbook". The Chart of Accounts places Income below Expenses - why?
typo: This report is a work-in-progress for nearly 1 year due to such
unresolved questions
On Mon, 6 May 2019 at 14:31, Christopher Lam
wrote:
> Hi Stephen
>
> You are very welcome to try the following report. Save it into
> standard-reports folder, found deep within the Gnucash.app package,
Hi Stephen
You are very welcome to try the following report. Save it into
standard-reports folder, found deep within the Gnucash.app package, and it
will automatically add a new multicolumn income-statement and balance-sheet
report as you describe.
2 - You misunderstand me. I am not speaking about using the Transaction Report
with subtotals. I am speaking about using multiple instances of the Income
report you desire, each set for the period you want. Go to Reports->Sample &
Custom Reports->Custom Multicolumn Report and set it up with
2) Yes, I can get multi column reports with the Transaction Report, show totals
monthly by account, but it will not display monthly totals and it will not
display Revenue separately from Expenses with totals for Revenue and for
Expenses.
3) I did make the multiple selection. Thank you for
I am an accountant and am quite familiar with this information. I just expected
to be able to select all transactions for a period in a number of accounts with
the General Ledger report.
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 9:18 AM,
3 - I spoke too soon. There is something weird going on there. I can select
multiple accounts, and some will display, while others do not. Not sure what is
going on there.
> On May 6, 2019, at 6:38 PM, David T. via gnucash-user
> wrote:
>
> 2 - Multicolumn reports are already part of
On 5/6/2019 8:22 AM, Stephen C. Camidge wrote:
3 - G/L is General Ledger
Ah. being misled by the name of the report.
This is a situation where useful to understand how traditional pen and
ink on paper bookkeeping worked. You FIRST entered transactions in
chronological order into a
2 - Multicolumn reports are already part of GnuCash.
3 - I just loaded 3.5, ran the G/L report, selected a random set of disjoint
accounts, and received sane results. Is it possible that when you attempted to
select multiple accounts, you actually selected only the last account you
clicked?
1) OK
2) yes - this would be most useful
3) General Ledger - I can select multiple accounts, but for me (Mac, 3.5) only
the first selected account appears in the General Ledger Report.
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 8:41 AM,
1 - As I mentioned, account codes will work for this. Assign each account a
numeric code, add the code column to the COA, and sort on it. Done.
2 - Multicolumn reports.
3 - Are you talking about the “General Ledger” report, or the “General Journal”
report? My version of the former report (GC 3.4
1) different order to reflect what I am used to seeing in other accounting
programs
2) I agree that comparative reports would be useful - other programs offer them
as option, the program should too
3) multiple accounts in a G/L report are standard elsewhere - the transaction
report can do
2 - The Transaction Report is a workaround, but does not give a subtotal for
income and a subtotal for expenses.
3 - G/L is General Ledger
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Stephen C. Camidge scami...@fastmail.fm (519) 363-3912
On Mon, May 6, 2019, at 7:47 AM, David T. wrote:
> 1 - it's alphabetical. You could rename
On 5/6/2019 7:13 AM, Stephen Camidge wrote:
1) I set up a new book on the Mac version of gnucash using "A Simple
Checkbook". The Chart of Accounts places Income below Expenses - why?
I added Top Level Accounts for Liabilities and it was put below
Income. The Transaction Report shows Income
1 - it's alphabetical. You could rename the accounts with numeric prefixes or
use account codes and story on them.
2 - the income statement isn't set up to accommodate those breakdowns. You
might try creating a multi column report with income statements for different
time periods.
3 - don't
1) I set up a new book on the Mac version of gnucash using "A Simple
Checkbook". The Chart of Accounts places Income below Expenses - why? I
added Top Level Accounts for Liabilities and it was put below Income.
The Transaction Report shows Income below Expenses. How do I change the
order?
Hi all,
I've never used the Future Scheduled Transactions Summary report before and am
not sure if the generated report contents I'm seeing are per design.
I have a scheduled transaction that records a monthly phone expense against a
bank account. It prompts for a variable.
The report has a
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