Re: Is there a way to set an account's beginning balance AFTER having created it in GnuCash?

A thought, I never, or just the last 40 years, make a beginning entry in account creating. Sometimes I set up my next year before I have closed out my previous year, so I don't have the final transactions for the Asset, Liability and Equity accounts. I have a list of opening balance

Re: Is there a way to set an account's beginning balance AFTER having created it in GnuCash?

Just open the account tab and change the opening balance entry - the one at the top. Mark On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:33 PM, wrote: > I’ve searched the help and can’t find anything that addresses this > question. > > Thanks! > > Bob > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > >

Re: Is there a way to set an account's beginning balance AFTER having created it in GnuCash?

Hi, On Thu, July 27, 2017 4:33 pm, bob...@gmail.com wrote: > I’ve searched the help and can’t find anything that addresses this > question. An account opening balance is just a regular tranasaction between that account and an Equity account (normally Equity:Opening Balances". During account

Re: Is there a way to set an account's beginning balance AFTER having created it in GnuCash?

Bob, The Opening Balance shortcut that you see when creating an account is not functional after the account is created, as you have seen. That shortcut just creates a transaction to offset the opening balance with an entry in Equity:Opening Balances. You can open that account and duplicate any

Is there a way to set an account's beginning balance AFTER having created it in GnuCash?

I’ve searched the help and can’t find anything that addresses this question. Thanks! Bob Sent from Mail for Windows 10 ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user - Please