Re: [GNC] Cash Flow with Split Transaction

2020-05-16 Thread Christopher Lam
Hi, The cashflow report is not wrong and not right either. See https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797093 for the full dev understanding. C On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 20:45, Matthew Clay wrote: > Gnucash Community, > > I have a question about the "Cash Flow" report. When I set up a simple

Re: [GNC] Fwd: Tips for maintining different accounting for different countries?

2020-05-16 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Hello, James: On 2020-05-16 14:13, James Cook wrote: I'm thinking of starting to use GnuCash. I need to file both Canada and US taxes, which require different accounting.… Are there other ways people handle this sort of thing? I immigrated to Canada from the USA fifteen years ago, so I have

[GNC] Fwd: Tips for maintining different accounting for different countries?

2020-05-16 Thread James Cook
Hi gnucash-user list, Background: I'm thinking of starting to use GnuCash. I need to file both Canada and US taxes, which require different accounting. For example, if I sell a stock, the realized gains for Canada are based on adjusted cost base, but for the US I can decide which instance of the

[GNC] Cash Flow with Split Transaction

2020-05-16 Thread Matthew Clay
Gnucash Community, I have a question about the "Cash Flow" report. When I set up a simple paycheck with splits for taxes and net pay, why is it that when I run a "Cash Flow" report on my checking account the entirety of the split transaction is reflected in the report? For example, for a $100

Re: [GNC] Is there a better way enter multi-currency split transaction?

2020-05-16 Thread John Ralls
Trading splits are ignored; they don't turn on the ---split transaction--- flag in the Transfer Account cell. I think what's causing grief is the no-value Asset:Stock:ABC split. Regards, John Ralls > On May 16, 2020, at 9:39 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: > > Arguably a transaction that has 2

Re: [GNC] Reordering splits in a transaction

2020-05-16 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Peter: I have seen the same thing, about splits spontaneously re-ordering themselves. I do not recall documentation about this, and I have not read the code, but I have the impression that: a) GnuCash does impose an order on splits, and b) the order is something like: splits with credit

Re: [GNC] Is there a better way enter multi-currency split transaction?

2020-05-16 Thread Derek Atkins
Arguably a transaction that has 2 trading account splits and 2 regular account splits should be treated like a regular transaction. -derek Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. On May 16, 2020 10:07:02 AM John Ralls wrote: On May 16, 2020, at 4:48 AM, Adrien Monteleone

Re: [GNC] Is there a better way enter multi-currency split transaction?

2020-05-16 Thread John Ralls
> On May 16, 2020, at 4:48 AM, Adrien Monteleone > wrote: > > > >> On May 16, 2020 w20d137, at 4:19 AM, Davy Roid wrote: >> >> Not sure whether this is a software limitation or there is a better way to >> do this. For example, the following memorized transaction for recording >> stock

Re: [GNC] Reordering splits in a transaction

2020-05-16 Thread Fred Bone
On 15 May 2020 at 9:03, peterb said: > I have a recurring transaction with a very complicated split. At some > point, the splits in the recurring transaction seem to have organized > themselves in a confusing way - seemingly not related to the order in > which I entered them. > > Is there any

Re: [GNC] Is there a better way enter multi-currency split transaction?

2020-05-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
> On May 16, 2020 w20d137, at 4:19 AM, Davy Roid wrote: > > Not sure whether this is a software limitation or there is a better way to > do this. For example, the following memorized transaction for recording > stock dividend in USD and Dividend Income in EUR > > >

Re: [GNC] Reordering splits in a transaction

2020-05-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
At the least, Debits are moved before Credits. But if there is some other sorting rules, I haven’t noticed. I use auto-filled transactions extensively, but don’t see much issue with the eventual order save some Bills/Invoices which keep re-ordering a few line items for no apparent reason. If

[GNC] Is there a better way enter multi-currency split transaction?

2020-05-16 Thread Davy Roid
Not sure whether this is a software limitation or there is a better way to do this. For example, the following memorized transaction for recording stock dividend in USD and Dividend Income in EUR Totalal Deposit Withdrawal Asset\Citibank\USD

[GNC] A better way enter muli-currency split transaction?

2020-05-16 Thread Davy Roid
Not sure whether this is really a limitation of memorized transactions or I did something wrong. For example: Memorizied Transaction - Dividend - ABC Deposit

[GNC] Reordering splits in a transaction

2020-05-16 Thread peterb
I have a recurring transaction with a very complicated split. At some point, the splits in the recurring transaction seem to have organized themselves in a confusing way - seemingly not related to the order in which I entered them. Is there any way to reorder splits within a transaction short of