On 1/25/2022 2:14 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
If your needs aren't that complicated, there is nothing wrong with
contra-accounts however. Accountants use them fairly regularly.
That's because accountants think in terms of debits and credits. All a
"contra account" is is an account where the
Is the CSV transaction importer equally forgetful in that release?
On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 4:18 PM Stephen M. Butler <
stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I used to use the csv file import in version 3.8. That remembered the
> column assignments, date format, and the main account (a liability
I used to use the csv file import in version 3.8. That remembered the
column assignments, date format, and the main account (a liability account).
Sounds like this is a bug.
--Steve
On 1/25/22 13:40, Thomas wrote:
Dear list,
I have a fixed format of CSV-files to import prices for securitie
Dear list,
I have a fixed format of CSV-files to import prices for securities and I
saved the respective preset in the CSV import wizard.
Unfortunately, only the assignment for the date is "remembered", while
the other column assignments (e.g., namespace, symbol, value) are always
set to none
Derek and Liz give the correct advice to keep separate books, but to
your particular question of getting a filtered P&L—"you can't."
You can however, get really close to one using the Transaction Report
and its more robust filtering abilities. Then export that to a
spreadsheet and fill in your
I think you'll have issues if you try to have different account types
between parents and children. I vaguely recall a thread about that a few
years ago. (And I might have even done it once myself)
Some folks were making Top Level accounts for various properties and
duplicating other parts of
The advantage to using a 'work completed' or similar account is that I'm
booking revenue in the period in which it was earned. (following the
Matching Principle—think I have that one named correctly) And I don't
have to back-post invoices.
If you want to stick with a spreadsheet, you can also
