Based upon my usage of keeping three separate "trusts" in the same one file/book, If multiple family members own the same stock, then the Trading transactions will be a pain to keep correct. I gave up and went with three separate files/books.
On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM James Thomas <travis...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m not sure why you’re maintaining separate books for each family member > but it occurs to me that, rather than keeping them separate and having > trouble combining when you want, you might try keeping all the accounts > together but giving each a different name (perhaps just add each family > member’s initials before each account name). Then you could produce > statements which included only those accounts pertaining to one entity at a > time. > > You could even make each entity account subsidiary to its master account > which (the master accounts) would then be the sum of all combined and could > be displayed exclusively in the combined entity statements. > > Without trying it myself I’m not sure how many challenges might arise out > of this but it might be worth giving a shot. > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
