Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
This is a perfect example of why this list is not the place for accounting advice. We can't answer, "What should I do?" You have to know that first, then ask, "How do I accomplish this using GnuCash?" In many cases, the answer is, "The same way you'd do so with Pen & Paper." (sans the

Re: [GNC] Document Link Action Freezes Flatpak GnuCash

2024-05-26 Thread David Carlson
George, Just for the record, which Linux distribution is on the machine where you see this problem? And which GnuCash distribution does not have the problem? On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 1:13 PM George Lobay wrote: > I'm using the latest Flatpak GnuCash, ver 5.6, on Linux. Everything > works fine

Re: [GNC] Gnucash on Debian

2024-05-26 Thread John Ralls
> On May 26, 2024, at 12:58, Mike Evans wrote: > > Hi all. > > Just moved to debian from Fedora and after installing with apt I get: > > /usr/bin/gnucash: symbol lookup error: > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash/gnucash/libgnc-gnome-utils.so: undefined > symbol:

[GNC] Gnucash on debian

2024-05-26 Thread Mike Evans
Hi In recently moved from Fedora to Debian and installed via apt and all I get is: /usr/bin/gnucash: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash/gnucash/libgnc-gnome-utils.so: undefined symbol: gnc_filter_text_for_currency_commodity Any thoughts? Mike -- GPG Key ID:

[GNC] Gnucash on Debian

2024-05-26 Thread Mike Evans
Hi all. Just moved to debian from Fedora and after installing with apt I get: /usr/bin/gnucash: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnucash/gnucash/libgnc-gnome-utils.so: undefined symbol: gnc_filter_text_for_currency_commodity Mike -- GPG Key ID: DB8F7CF1C67BBC0F Keyserver:

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread Edward Bainton
The issue UK charity funds accounting presents is that the funds represent a “third dimension” beyond Dr/Cr: every account, and every category, must be subdivided into as many restricted funds as the organisation has (strictly n + 1, since there is almost invariably an unrestricted fund, too). If

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 5/26/2024 1:37 PM, Michael Hendry wrote: Hi, Michael, We’ve corresponded about this in the past. I was keen to keep track of restricted funds within GC in a way which would make unspent restricted income persist as restricted funds beyond the year end, and you suggested the use of a

[GNC] Document Link Action Freezes Flatpak GnuCash

2024-05-26 Thread George Lobay
I'm using the latest Flatpak GnuCash, ver 5.6, on Linux. Everything works fine except: Document linking does not work. I thought it might be a permission problem, but GNC does have permission to access the folder that holds the documents to be linked, confirmed by Flatseal. Problem in

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread Michael Hendry
Hi, Michael, We’ve corresponded about this in the past. I was keen to keep track of restricted funds within GC in a way which would make unspent restricted income persist as restricted funds beyond the year end, and you suggested the use of a Liability account for this purpose, Unfortunately,

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 5/26/2024 10:24 AM, (Alan) David Smith wrote: Dear Sir/Madam, I am an FCCA in England and an ex PCC treasurer. The main point to bear in mind about funds is that they must be accounted for Separately. They do not have to be represented by separate bank accounts, but it may advisable in

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread Edward Bainton
When I asked this question a couple of years ago there were quite a few suggestions. (Someone better versed in listserv could probably find this, but I can't.) The solution that seemed most straightforward and workable to me was: - Assign each discrete fund a currency code - assuming

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with charity restricted and unrestricted funds, advice wanted

2024-05-26 Thread (Alan) David Smith
Dear Sir/Madam, I am an FCCA in England and an ex PCC treasurer. The main point to bear in mind about funds is that they must be accounted for Separately. They do not have to be represented by separate bank accounts, but it may advisable in Certain cases. So one bank can share various funds.