Feel free to send me the code that does this. -derek
Kevin Benton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Even better - if we take it a step farther, if that checkbox is checked, > then it also opens up a drop-down of some sort that would allow us to > specify a tax profile for each geographic region the user specifies. I have > locations that I may need to pay tax in near me that vary widely. One > location requires me to record 6 different sales taxes. The state I came > from was much easier, just three. > > For the purposes I need it for, one aggregate will probably do (minimally) > as long as I can have it fill in a default rate then adjust it. The > additional complexity would be nice to have so that I can have my reports > ready for me at any point during the quarter. That way, if I need to send > the information to a partner, it's already computed for me. > > The bare-bones minimum reason for doing this is to make sure I don't > accidentally start spending my tax dollars a few days before the end of the > quarter, then end up needing to take out a loan to pay taxes. It also > demonstrates to any partner how much we've made. Yuck. > > If I were able to make many of these into memorized transactions (for my > vending machines), then this would nearly become a non-issue. I would just > code my vending machine items like... > > Happy Horseshoes Gumball > Product Cost $0.02452 > City Tax $0.01142 > ... > > George's Garage Gumball $0.25 > Product Cost $0.02452 > City Tax $0.01441 > ... > > As you can see, the memorized transaction would be different for each, but > help me keep track of everything. Having the quantity count available would > also be helpful as part of the memorized transaction. Of course, this is > what happens when you try to merge an inventory system with a purchase > tracking system with an accounting system with a tax tracking system with a > ... > > Convoluted! :) > > Kevin Benton > > WebEx Communications, Inc. accepts no liability in relation to any personal > emails, or any content of any email that does not relate directly to the > business of WebEx Communications, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:07 PM > To: Derek Atkins > Cc: Kevin Benton; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: sales tax & more > > > On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 12:00:38PM -0400, Derek Atkins was heard to remark: > > This is already there in current-cvs. For every item in an invoice > > you can enter the amount of tax (by percent or by value) and the 'tax > > account' to which that tax should be applied. Granted, this only > > I think that what he wants in the GUI is a checkboxx that says > 'taxable/nontaxable' > and in the engine, one or more splits get created automatically and > routed to the right accounts. > > Often, there'c city, county and state sales taxes, and although the customer > > isn't aware of this, the seller has to track them seprately. > > --linas > > > -- > pub 1024D/01045933 2001-02-01 Linas Vepstas (Labas!) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > PGP Key fingerprint = 8305 2521 6000 0B5E 8984 3F54 64A9 9A82 0104 5933 > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
