Hi, I wonder if some sort of syntax for this already exists, or if it doesn't, whether it might be something to think about. I've got several accounts that need to be zeroed out at the end of each year. It would be nice to be able to write something like
12/31/2009 Settle accounts (business end) Business:Accounts Payable:Myself - Business:Expenses:Salary 12/31/2009 Settle accounts (my end) Assets:Reimbursements:Business - Income:Business Effectively, what's going on is I keep my business funds in my normal checking account, but then I have a personal reimbursements account (and an accounts payable that is equal and opposite) that looks like I owe the business a lot of money until I get paid at the end of the year whatever is left after any other expenses have been deducted. I arrived at this system because it seems to minimize the amount of data duplication and possibility of errors, but there's still the duplication of filling in the value of the account at the end of the year, and it would be nice to be able to say "transfer everything from Accounts Payable into Salary". So I have two questions. First, is there any way to do this? Is this even a good thing to be able to do, or would this kind of automation be a Bad Idea? Second, is my approach to managing these funds reasonable, or is there a better way to go about it, logically? Thanks, steve
