Re: [GNC] No suitable backend was found

2024-01-26 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'll echo Adrien's comments regarding your use of a backup. On the reported problem, I'll note that your book file appears to be on a cloud drive ("OneDrive") and perhaps your connection to the cloud has been interrupted? You could test this by copying the data file to a known local folder on

Re: [GNC] how to record tax credit for capital loss

2024-01-24 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
;Again, note that I'm not using this to compute my own taxes, that's >done >by the brokers already (I'm nowhere near the volume where it would make >sense for me to take over that "job" - which I could fwiw), but I do >want my data to match theirs. > > >On

Re: [GNC] how to record tax credit for capital loss

2024-01-24 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Likewise not an accountant. In the US (my tax authority), gains are taxed at two rates (long term and short term), and gains and losses offset each other. I maintain separate income accounts for short term and long term gains/losses (income accounts because I'm an optimist!). These are placed

Re: [GNC] Terminology WAS: Liability Balances - All payments disappeared

2024-01-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
The Gnucash community has had this discussion many times in the past. My recollection is that the following terminology is accepted: * Each line is a "split," and thus a basic transaction has two such splits. * A transaction with more than two splits is referred to as a multi-split transaction.

Re: [GNC] FAQ (WAS: End of Year?)

2024-01-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
For the record, I'm also against this popup, but for a different reason. The FAQ is an overwhelming never-shrinking aggregation of items that would be better placed in other documentation. Including it on a monthly basis would not really benefit a new user with a specific problem. When I go to

Re: [GNC] Template Transactions Behavior in Scheduled Transaction Editor

2024-01-12 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Thanks all for the discussion. I can rest easy knowing that this is how the SX editor works. It just took me by surprise... ⁣David T.​ On Jan 12, 2024, 7:09 PM, at 7:09 PM, David Carlson wrote: >I consider the SX to be a graphical form of a script, and so I am not >sure >how the editor could

Re: [GNC] Template Transactions Behavior in Scheduled Transaction Editor

2024-01-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
do whatever I want, and I just >run the SLR periodically to fire my SXs. (Oddly, there is no 'watcher' >that fires them when the system date should otherwise trigger them) > >Regards, >Adrien > >On 1/11/24 3:36 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> I've found the "Pr

Re: [GNC] Template Transactions Behavior in Scheduled Transaction Editor

2024-01-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
ds, >Adrien > >On 1/11/24 2:55 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> I understand that there might be use cases in scheduled transactions >where one might not want an automatic calculation, but is there a way >to invoke it

Re: [GNC] Template Transactions Behavior in Scheduled Transaction Editor

2024-01-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
4, 8:17 PM, at 8:17 PM, "Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)" wrote: >On 2024-01-11 12:55, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> Long time user working in Windows 10 with Gnucash 4.13. >> >> I have a number of scheduled transactions that I use; one of them >> h

[GNC] Template Transactions Behavior in Scheduled Transaction Editor

2024-01-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Hello, Long time user working in Windows 10 with Gnucash 4.13. I have a number of scheduled transactions that I use; one of them has multiple splits. With the new year, I needed to update this scheduled transaction. I began modifying the amounts on different lines of the transaction, and

Re: [GNC] Starting a new year

2024-01-09 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Grace might also look at https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Closing_Books ⁣David T.​ On Jan 9, 2024, 8:27 PM, at 8:27 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote: >Grace, >You can export your account tree in CSV format. Look under >"FILE/EXPORT". If you "close Books..." under tools it will simplify >entering the

Re: [GNC] posting of Switching of Mutual Fund

2024-01-09 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Paras, I used the lots feature for quite some time, and for a while I felt that it made my investments life so much easier. But. The day came when I had to change one capital gain entry that was off for some reason*. I changed it to the proper amount (as reported to the tax authorities),

Re: [GNC] Moving from Quicken

2024-01-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I will echo R Losey's comments but also add that over the years, I've used (and abandoned) the various download transactional data features in favor of manual entry. First, many institutions have become restrictive in their download offerings and refuse to consider anything outside the

Re: [GNC] Help

2024-01-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I don't really know. I don't pay any attention to the log files. They're there if I ever need them, and seem to disappear after a reasonable time. ⁣David T.​ On Jan 8, 2024, 10:18 PM, at 10:18 PM, Max Crystal wrote: > > > > > > > > >David, > >As you can see, I checked never for backup log to

Re: [GNC] Help

2024-01-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
That's handled in settings. You can disable by setting the log file retention to 0. ⁣David T.​ On Jan 8, 2024, 9:05 PM, at 9:05 PM, Max Crystal wrote: >Every time I open and close the register it creates a notepad log entry >on >my hard drive. Can I disable this so I will not have multiple

Re: [GNC] Issues with gnucash files

2023-08-28 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Maf, With regards to Nigel's comment, over the past month and a half, there have been well over a hundred messages sprinkled across eight different threads that seek to address the situation. At some point, it would seem that the problems cannot be solved through this venue. For me, that was

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Gnucash

2023-08-28 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
+1 ⁣David T.​ On Aug 28, 2023, 12:34 PM, at 12:34 PM, Nigel Stapley wrote: >As a watcher of this list might I suggest you good folk call a halt. I >suggest to OP that he takes a basic course in managing his computer >with >Windows. Someone who doesn't appear to understand what is meant by

Re: [GNC] Unsubscribe

2023-08-16 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I think you meant to send that to one of the addresses listed in the message to which you replied (like gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org). Sending to the user group generally won't achieve your goal. ⁣ David T.​ On Aug 16, 2023, 12:27, at 12:27, teal-05plummy--- via gnucash-user wrote:

Re: [GNC] Consolidation of family member accounts

2023-08-13 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
A transfer between two asset accounts (your account to your wife's) doesn't need any further entries, unless you're considering these transfers as some kind of bookable event. Are you paying them, or just transferring them funds? If the latter, then just two entries crediting/debiting the two

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Of course, that command would be: DIR "C:\Users\Barry Mahon\Documents\Tax accounts and returns" > filename.txt ⁣David T. ​ On Aug 8, 2023, 4:17 PM, at 4:17 PM, Jack Lockard wrote: >maybe someone else who knows off the top of their head can advise a >command that will export your file list to a

Re: [GNC] Today's search....for .lck

2023-08-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Yeah, that request has been around at least since 2008... ⁣David T. ​ On Aug 6, 2023, 7:00 PM, at 7:00 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >I can see the benefit to having logs and backup files together with the > >data, but I'd prefer if they were in their own sub-directories >automatically. >

Re: [GNC] Wells Fargo OFX

2023-07-23 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'll take the contrarian position and note that there are more ways to synchronize your account with the bank's. Some argue that using the bank to keep your books up to date leaves you dependent entirely on the bank for accuracy. I enter the transactions for my family's activities manually, and

Re: [GNC] Should GNUCash allow a split to reference the same account twice

2023-07-20 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
There are many situations where that can legitimately happen-- for example, when you have two charges contributing to a particular total (think of a paycheck with income from base salary and income from bonuses). Your want to see each listed separately, even though they combine to one final

Re: [GNC] Two Instances as opposed to two separate files

2023-07-17 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
That would be *OpenStacks* convention. By all means, impose their rules here! ⁣ David T.​ P.S. The amount of energy expended on this topic is amazing to me--and I note that NONE of you Authorities On Email Etiquette bothered to change the subject of this thread to reflect the completely new

Re: [GNC] Transferring mutual funds

2023-07-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Kalpesh, Your assessment regarding capital gains rates is accurate; it's been one of my problems with this issue for some time. It also comes up with stock splits, where the "new" shares should have the original acquisition date. Honestly, this is not an easy issue to finesse without a

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
You might help us all by telling us the version and OS you're using. There's been a whole lot of turmoil and change in this area over the last few months, the upshot of which is that autofill has changed a lot between 5.2 and 5.3. 5.4, which should be releasing soon (to fix another serious bug)

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-01 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'm pretty sure there aren't any options for autofill; therefore, there won't be any entries in the FAQ for them. ⁣David T. ​ On Jul 1, 2023, 2:32 PM, at 2:32 PM, Jack Slater wrote: >Where do I find the FAQ on the options for this latest version of the >auto-suggest? > >On Fri, Jun 30, 2023

Re: [GNC] Reversing a finished credit card reconciliation

2023-06-25 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Both previous replies were on target-- but, I do wonder how you finished the first reconciliation, since GnuCash won't activate the finish button until the Difference value is zero. If the transaction was wrong, the balance would be non-zero? ⁣David T. ​ On Jun 25, 2023, 12:26 PM, at 12:26

Re: [GNC] How to Upgrade Old GnuCash Version to Current Version

2023-06-09 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I've updated that section now. ⁣David T. ​ On Jun 8, 2023, 11:54 PM, at 11:54 PM, David Cousens wrote: >Try the wiki https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Installation#Upgrading. Not >exactly >extensive enough though. > >On Fri, 2023-06-09 at 12:17 +1000, flywire wrote: >> > If you follow the upgrade

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Per the documentation: 10.3.5.11. Trial Balance Trial Balance lists the ending balances in all accounts as of a particular date. It is typically run at the end of an accounting period and is primarily used to ensure that the total of all debits equals the total of all credits. By

Re: [GNC] Issue with Current Assets?

2023-05-15 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'll assume that "some number" <> $6,621.66, first. Next, is that from the Chart of Accounts, or a report? If it's the former, you might have transactions in Current Assets. If it's the latter, there may be other accounts beneath Current Assets that haven't been selected for display, but

Re: [GNC] Tax report options

2023-05-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
That's what accountants are for. Asking GnuCash to provide that level of monitoring is out of scope for the software. ⁣David T. ​ On May 14, 2023, 5:25 PM, at 5:25 PM, Ken Farley wrote: >Form 1116 has cost me at least a couple of iterations of filing my >taxes >in the past. It would be nice

Re: [GNC] Tax report options

2023-05-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I enter these foreign tax transactions as they are transmitted to me by the broker (my brokerage presents them all). They go to a separate foreign tax account, making tracking easy. ⁣David T. ​ On May 14, 2023, 5:44 PM, at 5:44 PM, Fred Tydeman wrote: >When I get the 1099 DIV forms for

Re: [GNC] Tax report options

2023-05-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
You should be able to select an account and its children to receive a single tax code. In the past, you could only set a single account, but I believe now that you can assign multiple accounts to a single code. Note that you cannot go through and set all your accounts to various tax

Re: [GNC] Tax report options

2023-05-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Of course there is, but it's unlikely to be a simple fix. Alex A. has been the primary maintainer of the tax options code. From my recollections, the process is not entirely straightforward. ⁣ David T.​ On May 14, 2023, 09:56, at 09:56, Fred Tydeman wrote: >Is there a way to add to the Edit

Re: [GNC] Two accounts: same name, same parent

2023-05-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
That seems odd. In my experience GnuCash won't allow two accounts in the immediate context with the same name (despite the fact that internally GnuCash doesn't use the human readable account name at all). I'm not sure how you succeeded in that, but your remedy should be fine. ⁣ David T.​ On

Re: [GNC] Auto commit with auto save?

2023-05-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
on exit, but rather the lack of ability to > >schedule price updates) > >Regards, >Adrien > >On 5/10/23 11:02 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> Adrien, >> >> The issue as stated is specifically the loss of an uncommitted >transaction, so an SQL

Re: [GNC] Auto commit with auto save?

2023-05-10 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Adrien, The issue as stated is specifically the loss of an uncommitted transaction, so an SQL back end won't help with that. If, however, that open transaction prevents an entire session from being saved, then your suggestion merits attention. I personally don't know about that, though; the

Re: [GNC] Yahoo JSON - throwing unauthorized error

2023-05-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
All good points! ⁣David T. ​ On May 8, 2023, 7:36 PM, at 7:36 PM, Bruce Schuck wrote: >On 5/8/23 13:05 +0300, David T. wrote: > >> It's a wiki, so you could put it in. You'd get to decide where that >> would best live, too. > >Perhaps sometime during the week I'll add something. With the

Re: [GNC] Auto commit with auto save?

2023-05-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Yes, one can imagine that. I can imagine that it would be possible to add something like that into the get quotes function that already exists, but I'm not a programmer, so I accept that if I want to track commodity values in GnuCash, I have to click the get quotes button. The get quotes button

Re: [GNC] Untick multiple checkboxes in Importer

2023-05-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'm not at a machine right now, but what happens if you CTRL-click? ⁣ David T.​ On May 8, 2023, 11:23, at 11:23, and...@lists.savchenko.net wrote: >I might be missing something obvious, but at least on Windows build of >v4.14 it's impossible to untick multiple rows at once. > >Shift-click allows

Re: [GNC] Yahoo JSON - throwing unauthorized error

2023-05-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
It's a wiki, so you could put it in. You'd get to decide where that would best live, too. FWIW, my method for doing this is to save the file as an SQLite file, open the result in a DB reader, locate the appropriate table there, and execute the change globally. Then I reopen the file in GnuCash

Re: [GNC] Auto commit with auto save?

2023-05-07 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Nope and nope. Sorry. It seems to me that leaving GnuCash open and running a con job against the open app is a recipe for troubles just like the ones you have encountered. You could tell the script to abort if it found the lock file, but that would require you to close the app every night,

Re: [GNC] Auto commit with auto save?

2023-05-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I agree that it would be nice to have some visual cue that a transaction has been edited but not saved; that would be useful. I'm honestly not sure why that hasn't been implemented. The app does throw a dialog onscreen when a user tries to save with an open transaction. Unfortunately, the

Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

2023-05-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
ing transactions; >doing them manually doesn't take that much longer. > > >On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 2:54 AM David T. via gnucash-user < >gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > >> I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an >> annoyance. This arbitrary

Re: [GNC] Trouble Changing Imported Descriptions

2023-05-05 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can result in flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts. ⁣ David T.​ On May 5, 2023,

[GNC] Changes to transaction entry, and quirks

2023-05-01 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Hello, I am not sure exactly what changes have been implemented in the transaction entry logic, but I've begun seeing GnuCash offer me ancient transactions as templates for current data entry. So, instead of giving me a recent transaction, I end up with a transaction from 12 years ago. From

Re: [GNC] Transactions in Placeholder

2023-05-01 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
vid T. via gnucash-user" wrote: >Michael, > >The OP problem had to do with the importer adding transactions to a >placeholder account. So that's why I am discussing that, rather than >bringing up the creation of new accounts in the process. I'm not even >sure how that applies h

Re: [GNC] Transactions in Placeholder

2023-04-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Michael, The OP problem had to do with the importer adding transactions to a placeholder account. So that's why I am discussing that, rather than bringing up the creation of new accounts in the process. I'm not even sure how that applies here; a newly-created account during the import process

Re: [GNC] Transactions in Placeholder

2023-04-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
/29/2023 2:39 AM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> There's no hard rule either way. Some users feel strongly about not >having any transactions in placeholder accounts, though, and advocate >loudly on the list in support of it.  But there's nothing in the >software preventing a p

Re: [GNC] Transactions in Placeholder

2023-04-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
There's no hard rule either way. Some users feel strongly about not having any transactions in placeholder accounts, though, and advocate loudly on the list in support of it.  But there's nothing in the software preventing a placeholder account having transactions in it. That said, the

Re: [GNC] [Bug 798864] Budget Revalues for the Income are positive numbers.porting on select reports are wrong

2023-04-17 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Richard, Just a note that if you reply to Christopher's bug messages by email, the discussion at the bug website is incomplete. You and the community would be better served by your replying in the bug itself. David T.​ On Apr 17, 2023, 11:02, at 11:02, Richard Lindgren wrote: >Sounds like

Re: [GNC] Hidden Accounts

2023-04-15 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
For what it's worth: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397135 ⁣David T. ​ On Apr 15, 2023, 8:19 AM, at 8:19 AM, "David T. via gnucash-user" wrote: >That's the behavior since 2006. I never paid attention to the dialog, >which is incorrect. To hide the account in the tr

Re: [GNC] Hidden Accounts

2023-04-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
That's the behavior since 2006. I never paid attention to the dialog, which is incorrect. To hide the account in the transfer drop down, you do have to set it as a Placeholder as well. There's a bug about this that has a long discussion about it. I can't find it right now. ⁣David T. ​ On Apr

Re: [GNC] Locking the side bar items

2023-04-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Honestly, the button could be removed altogether in my opinion. The close "X" on tabs is pretty standard in other apps, and has the benefit of being a direct action that most users understand intuitively. ⁣David T. ​ On Apr 12, 2023, 1:07 AM, at 1:07 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >I agree,

Re: [GNC] Cannot adjust right-hand column widths

2023-04-03 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
This *is* documented in the Guide.  https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/basics-running-gnucash.html#basics-register2 ⁣David T. ​ On Apr 3, 2023, 2:54 PM, at 2:54 PM, William Prescott wrote: >Thanks David H. > >I had never mastered it before, but playing with the column widths in

Re: [GNC] Security timezone

2023-04-02 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
When I reconcile my brokerage account statements with my GnuCash books, I reconcile actual transactions and ensure that commodity balances are correct. As long as those are accurate, the valuation at any given time is essentially arbitrary; it only becomes important at the time of sale. A

Re: [GNC] Security timezone

2023-04-02 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I hesitate to jump in, since John is so much more knowledgeable and informed, but his reply (and my understanding of the back side functioning in this area) would suggest that the quote source doesn't usually include any time zone information, and the time zone that GnuCash inserts into its

Re: [GNC] Exporting reports to spreadsheet

2023-03-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
You could always forego the export aspect altogether. In the report window of GnuCash, select the entire report (Ctrl-A), copy the data (Ctrl-C), switch to LibreOffice (Alt-Tab), and paste your data (Ctrl-V). Finally, save the LibreOffice as a spreadsheet file, which should assign it the proper

Re: [GNC] Error in "Close Book" help text

2023-03-26 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Michael, I certainly agree with your concerns. My statement includes my own implication that a good documentarian would explain the broader purpose of the feature as well as its results and means to manage it. My initial statement was terse enough that this aspect was missing. To explicate

Re: [GNC] Error in "Close Book" help text

2023-03-25 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Michael, As a past documentation contributor, I'd assume any person taking up this bug would attempt to document the functionality of the newly added feature, regardless of the initial bug request. David T.​ On Mar 25, 2023, 02:31, at 02:31, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: >On 3/24/2023 5:48

Re: [GNC] Error in "Close Book" help text

2023-03-25 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
If you've ever filled out an online form before, you should be fine. I'd simply copy your original email and paste it in the description. David T. On Mar 24, 2023, 11:44 PM, at 11:44 PM, Stan Brown wrote: >Sigh. You're right, of course. I've never filed a bug report before, so >I was

Re: [GNC] Finance Quote problem MacOS High Sierra.

2023-03-20 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
R., Generalizations aren't helpful, especially if they aren't fully accurate. To assert that "one can forget Windows entirely" is contradicted by many users' experiences to the contrary. F::Q has worked for me under Windows for many years (and on Mac before that). ⁣ David T.​ On Mar 20, 2023,

Re: [GNC] Temporary Website URL

2023-03-19 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Brad, I just want to note that your acquaintance has a remarkably parochial attitude about software. GnuCash has been available and actively developed for something like 25 years. It seems to me that in this era of "big data," those commercial companies are more interested in the customer as

Re: [GNC] Change column widths

2023-03-13 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Of course, reading 2.9.2.3. Setting Column Widths in the Guide might also help you out. David T. On Mar 13, 2023, 10:45 PM, at 10:45 PM, David H wrote: >Ops that should read... > >Personally I always start by double clicking the very rightwardcolumn >and >working towards the Description

Re: [GNC] importing

2023-02-16 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
With regard to the import process, were the source files OFX/QFX, by chance? That file format includes unique transaction IDs to prevent reimport of previously imported transactions. Under the circumstances, I'd opt to manually enter the transactions in question and reconcile after.  David

Re: [GNC] Feature Request

2023-02-15 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I include the Last Reconciled Date column in my Chart of Accounts. I can't imagine how else that could be highlighted, though. David T. On Feb 15, 2023, 4:48 PM, at 4:48 PM, "Dr. Gideon Fell" wrote: > Hope this is the right place for this request. I would like to have >UNRECONSIlED

Re: [GNC] Huge number of missing transactions

2023-02-05 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'll briefly chime in here to suggest that network issues and potential simultaneous access are more likely culprits for your data corruption and loss. A search for compatibility issues between GnuCash versions 3.6 and 4.11 did not yield any specific changes that would result in the loss of

Re: [GNC] install 2nd app to start over

2023-02-03 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
The reference to the "terminal" suggests a Mac, but I'll defer to PH. PH, it's not clear why you think configuring a transaction report would require any coding; most reports have extensive options to select specific transactions and accounts, so it's really necessary for you to describe what

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transactions Window Sorting

2023-01-28 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
reply from one of the more active developers. I >do >> agree with your sentiments. >> >> On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 8:32 AM David T. via gnucash-user < >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >> >>> Well, thanks for the confirmation. >>> >>>

Re: [GNC] GnuCash: What scheduled transactions can't do

2023-01-27 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
It seems to me that the OP is running up against the fact that GnuCash has always been focused on Real, rather than Potential, transactions, since it follows a more strict accounting perspective. Users encounter this with Scheduled transactions; they encounter it with budgets; they encounter it

Re: [GNC] Gift of stock

2023-01-25 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I think it's even more confusing in this case, because tax law does occasionally push the original cost basis to the later generation. I do not understand how it works, but the recipient "inherits" the original cost basis, while the donor declares the value of the gift at market price. I don't

Re: [GNC] Entering Dividend Confusion

2023-01-21 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Try using Transaction Journal view mode. Use separate income accounts for Taxed and Untaxed dividends. ⁣ David T.​ On Jan 21, 2023, 11:15, at 11:15, Gnucash Xboxboy Mageia wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm trying to enter dividends, I'm following this video >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRNoabz1WSo

Re: [GNC] How to move a transaction with splits from one top-level account to another - take 2

2023-01-19 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Assuming you have the Liabilities and Credit Cards accounts created, it's simple.  From the Chart of Accounts page, select the account you want to move (e.g., Visa) click the edit button, locate the Parent Account, change it to Liabilities:Credit Cards, and click Save. Done. ⁣David T. ​ On

Re: [GNC] How to move a transaction with splits from one top-level account to another - take 2

2023-01-19 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Xe Roy, Just a note that it's more common to structure your GnuCash accounts with just five top level accounts: Assets Liabilities Equity Income Expenses You'd put the "Credit Cards" account under Liabilities, with each credit card in its own account within Credit Cards,  like so:

Re: [GNC] Website from WIki

2023-01-15 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Hmm. That is odd. The page identifies itself as the default page when Apache is installed under Ubuntu, suggesting an error in the GnuCash web server setup. "www.gnucash.org" works properly; "gnucash.org" does not. ⁣David T. ​ On Jan 15, 2023, 9:32 AM, at 9:32 AM, Fred Tydeman wrote: >I am

Re: [GNC] TAX Report WAS Re: reports not working unless exported

2023-01-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Phyllis, Tommy is right. In order for the tax report to work, you must go to Edit->Tax Report Options, locate each account in the left entry box, and enter the IRS form and line for which the account is relevant in the right box. It is a tedious process, but only has to be done once for a set

Re: [GNC] reports not working unless exported

2023-01-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Michael, The tax report is different from every other report; it loads account data directly upon running.  This is due to the fact that it relies on the user pre-assigning accounts (Phyllis's categories) to tax lines in advance. Otherwise, your advice is spot on. ⁣David T. ​ On Jan 15,

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transactions Window Sorting

2023-01-14 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
: >I'm running 4.13 on Windows 10 and can tell you that sort order is >'sticky' only if you are sorting on one of the two occurrence columns. >It's a calendar-oriented feature, so I can't say I consider that an >oversight. > >-Original Message- >From: gnucash-user > On

[GNC] Scheduled Transactions Window Sorting

2023-01-13 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Hello, Gnucash 4.13 Windows 10. As I reacquaint myself with scheduled transactions, I find myself opening that window regularly. Each time I open the window, transactions are listed in last created order. This despite my having sorted the list alphabetically the previous time. My question

Re: [GNC] Scheduled Transactions Question

2023-01-13 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
had the same problem and I think I solved it by making all of the >variables part of a formula, so your transaction would look like: > >DB Checking TOTALAMT*1 >CR Asset TOTALAMT*1 >CR Income A TOTALAMT*1 >DB Income B TOTALAMT*1 > >Regards, >Adrien > >On 1/13/23 10

Re: [GNC] Recommended Method of Entry for IRA Distributions

2023-01-13 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Michael, Thanks again for your perspective. I admit to being a little confused by your comments here. My breakdown was based on an earlier post that emphasized the need to isolate the initial deposits into a "deferred income" account and add the extra entries at distribution time. I

[GNC] Scheduled Transactions Question

2023-01-13 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Hi, Gnucash 4.13 Windows 10. Long time user. I am trying out using a variable in a scheduled transaction for the first time, and it's not behaving the way I expect. I am creating a multi-entry transaction that transfers a single amount between two pairs of accounts. in other words: DB

Re: [GNC] Recommended Method of Entry for IRA Distributions

2023-01-12 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Two separate entries. In my mind, this would best be put in one transaction, to make the association obvious. CR - Assets: IRA $1000 DB - Assets: Checking $1000 DB - Income: Deferred Income $1000 CR - Income: IRA Distribution $1000 * * Income: IRA Distribution is used to document the

Re: [GNC] exporting from gnucash to Excel

2023-01-12 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Indeed. I don't have to comply with this either, but it seems to me that "pressing a button" to export to Excel provides exactly the same automated reliability as CTRL-C/CTRL-V (two buttons, if you will) into Excel. The data in both cases will have the same reliability. ⁣David T. ​ On Jan

Re: [GNC] Recommended Method of Entry for IRA Distributions

2023-01-11 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Moshe, This issue has come up many times over the years, for the very reason you raised: a direct transfer from the IRA asset account to your Checking at account won't show as income in reports. The best way I've seen for how to handle this requires that your initial pay records isolate the

Re: [GNC] questions from a new user

2023-01-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
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

Re: [GNC] Trial balance

2023-01-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
John, Thanks for the information. I had no idea that the date range had a purpose on the TB. ⁣David T. ​ On Jan 8, 2023, 8:34 PM, at 8:34 PM, john wrote: > > >> On Jan 8, 2023, at 2:47 AM, David T. via gnucash-user > wrote: >> >> As I understand it, the Trial Bal

Re: [GNC] Trial balance

2023-01-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
As I understand it, the Trial Balance report is As Of A Date, and therefore cumulative to that date. Not sure why the report includes start and end dates in that circumstance, except to follow settings provided by other reports. As for multi currency trial balances, there have been many

Re: [GNC] reconcile dates

2023-01-07 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Your records and the bank's differ. The reconciliation date may include entries that you've entered with later dates, and how would GnuCash determine the proper cutoff? Personally, I don't have trouble determining when the difference figure goes to 0. ⁣David T. ​ On Jan 7, 2023, 11:45 PM,

Re: [GNC] Request for Automatic Reconciliation Function

2023-01-07 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Bite Gao, Jim mentions the import matcher, and I reiterate here to emphasize that GnuCash provides most of what you're asking, but places it in the import process, rather than in reconciliation. A user can match incoming entries to existing ones. They can also set the reconcile flag to "C" for

Re: [GNC] Register column sizing

2023-01-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I think both changes would be excellent. As another person has noted, most people expect GnuCash columns to behave like a spreadsheet, and the Description column trips them up. And if the Price column doesn't have to be there, removing it will be beneficial as well. ⁣David T. ​ On Jan 6,

Re: [GNC] Request for Automatic Reconciliation Function

2023-01-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I agree with Adrien here fully, as well as with other points made elsewhere in the thread. As an open source software package, it's certainly possible for *someone* to write code for an automatic reconciliation, but I certainly wouldn't want the feature myself. Call me old school, but I want

Re: [GNC] Where do I set the "Accounting Period" for reports?

2023-01-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Probably depends on the report. David T.​ On Jan 6, 2023, 12:52, at 12:52, David H wrote: >Yeah it's Prefs >> Accounting Period - not sure if that's used by >reports >or just for registers ? > >Cheers David H. > > >On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 at 19:31, David T. wrote: > >> There is also a setting in

Re: [GNC] Where do I set the "Accounting Period" for reports?

2023-01-06 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
There is also a setting in preferences somewhere to change the accounting period. As I don't use the feature, I don't know where it is in either the general preferences or the file preferences. ⁣ David T.​ On Jan 6, 2023, 12:19, at 12:19, David H wrote: >Chris, > >Did you run a report then

Re: [GNC] How to "Get Quotes" for a specific day?

2022-12-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I've used Google sheets to retrieve prices which can be imported into GnuCash. In the referenced message, it should be simple to set whatever date you want. https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2018-August/079430.html ⁣David T. ​ On Dec 30, 2022, 7:48 AM, at 7:48 AM, Geoff wrote:

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Dr. Kirkby, While I understand the requirements for not editing existing transactions, I'll note that in your initial post, you mentioned going back to a backup and re-entering the transaction. Not to put too much of an emphasis here, but how does editing the date differ from opening a backup

Re: [GNC] Changing typeface using CSS (Windows 10)

2022-12-20 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'd try putting that font name in double quotes. ⁣David T. ​ On Dec 21, 2022, 8:17 AM, at 8:17 AM, TERRENCE BRANSCOMBE wrote: >Yeah, had precisely what you had in your screenshot. > >Here is what is now in my gtk-3.0.css file: > >/* Application wide font setting */ >* { >font: 18px

Re: [GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?

2022-12-20 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Which is why it's a good idea to inform the list your operating system and the version of GnuCash you are using. On 12/20/2022 6:51 PM, Maf. King wrote: On Tuesday, 20 December 2022 15:48:11 GMT Eric Chapman wrote: I do have a bunch of files named something like

Re: [GNC] How to use Vendors & Accts Payable, but pay via Credit card?

2022-12-20 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Eric, Check out https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-register-oview, especially the notes in 2.9.2.3 Setting Column Widths. Your video shows successful resizing the Action column; following Derek's advice to double-click the column header to resize Bill

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