Re: [GNC] Adaptive learning reset of imports

2021-12-07 Thread Jeff
On 12/2/21 1:41 PM, David H wrote: I'm using Flatpak on Ubuntu 21.04 and it is just like the usual Gnucash application.  It saves the backup and log files wherever you decide to save your data file so I'm guessing you saved your data file to your desktop and that's why you ended up with all the

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 01:03, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > Furthermore, the topic has been discussed at great length numerous times > in the past on these lists. Searching on Google with "bitcoin site: > lists.gnucash.org" will turn up many of these discussions, dating back a > decade or so. Thi

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to permit entry of EORI number

2021-12-07 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Hi, just the official link: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedures-import-and-export/customs-procedures/economic-operators-registration-and-identification-number-eori_en Click on "en" and select your preferred EU language. It is your "client ID" at the customs authorit

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread Tim Hume via gnucash-user
It is true that Bitcoin is loved by speculators and scammers. But it does have legitimate use as a currency too. Government regulators are slowly moving to treat Bitcoin transactions similarly to traditional currency transactions between countries because of money laundering and terrorism financ

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread davidcousens49
Kalpesh Another thing to be wary of. The scammers love bitcoin no regulation no protections: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-08/cryptocurrency-scams-targeting-australians-losing-millions/100678848 David On Tue, 2021-12-07 at 14:19 -0500, Kalpesh Patel wrote: > Why not to set this up as a tr

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to permit entry of EORI number

2021-12-07 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 01:48, wrote: > Dave, > > The EORI is not accounting or financial information per se but business > information and it is specific to a particular jurisdiction. It may be > appropriate for it to appear on business reports in which case you could > prepare custom reports for

Re: [GNC] Suggestion to permit entry of EORI number

2021-12-07 Thread davidcousens49
Dave, The EORI is not accounting or financial information per se but business information and it is specific to a particular jurisdiction. It may be appropriate for it to appear on business reports in which case you could prepare custom reports for your business that include it. GnuCash mainta

[GNC] Suggestion to permit entry of EORI number

2021-12-07 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
To quote from Wikipedia "An *Economic Operators Registration and Identification number* (*EORI number)* is a European Union registration and identification number for businesses which undertake the import or export of goods into or out of the EU." No

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Furthermore, the topic has been discussed at great length numerous times in the past on these lists. Searching on Google with "bitcoin site:lists.gnucash.org" will turn up many of these discussions, dating back a decade or so. Original Message From: davidcousen...@gmail.com Se

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread davidcousens49
Kalpesh, John's answer is pretty explicit. It is not, at least yet, a "true " currency and as such does not obey the "rules" that financial regulation applies to true currencies that allow their treatment as currencies. There needs to be a regulated international system of financial exchange which

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not

2021-12-07 Thread Kalpesh Patel
Why not to set this up as a true currency in GNC, instead of Stock or Mutual Fund? -- Message: 8 Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 12:42:21 + From: Eric Coates mailto:twistedw...@talktalk.net> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject:

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not add BTC?

2021-12-07 Thread john
Of course it is, and it has been since v3.0. But GnuCash permits only currencies for denominating Equity (which includes income and expense) and Liability accounts and some users want us to enable that for cryptocurrencies. When the banking industry starts using cryptocurrencies they'll get add

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not add BTC?

2021-12-07 Thread Eric Coates via gnucash-user
Hi To (slightly) misquote John Ralls "Bitcoin is neither a major nor a minor currency. It's not a currency at all:...[it is]  a speculation vehicle, not a currency." but as shares are also "speculation vehicles" a possibility arises. Starting from Dustin Henning's comment, some trivial experim