FWIW: How about "Simple transactions" (with one debit & one credit) and
"Compound transactions" (those with more than one debit or more than one
credit)?
On 1/18/24 11:56, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
Fair enough. We need a new term for one of these things. It is a
repeated source of confusion &
plied to it.
This is the same way you'd otherwise handle pre/overpayments that need
to be later applied to invoices.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/13/23 2:32 PM, Eric Chapman wrote:
I've attached some screenshots.
When I run a customer report, the aging at the bottom is messed up,
apparently because a pa
William,
I did not try it with Accounts Receivable invoices since the other ones
who responded said one cannot delete invoices, but has to re-use then.
Nonetheless, just knowing the "Delete" button works for transactions is
also interesting. Thank you.
Eric
On 12/13/23 14:55, William
Derek & Mark,
Thank you. I'll give up and move on. I'll submit another question about
how to fix A/R aging …
Eric
On 12/13/23 15:02, Derek Atkins wrote:
There is no way to delete it. Just make sure it is unposted and then
re-use it.. Assign it to another customer and move on.
On
Thank you, Adrien.
I knew it was a presentation issue, and was trying to figure out how to
present it correctly and yet be able to use GnuCash as I *wanted* to :)
I also realize the importance of the inventory accounts and the theory
behind this. I just know that the amounts and number of
) Regardless of the terms used for the column headings,
the left/right nature does not change. (hence why I specified which
they should be)
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/7/23 1:21 PM, Eric Chapman wrote:
Story: I bought some items locally in September. I returned a portion
of them in November
ot;Credit Note" and input the return/refund
as if it were a bill (invoice from vendor). I put in negative amounts.
Worked fine. I clicked "Pay" and "paid" the negative amount to the
credit card. Everything looks correct to me.
Is there a reason why this methodology is not go
this, but I'm going to wait for 5.5.
Thank You,
*Gyle McCollam*
Gyle McCollam
gmccol...@live.com <mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com>email
*From:* gnucash-user
on behalf of Eric
Chapman
*Sent:* Thursday, December 7, 202
Thanks, R Losey, for chiming in. I did not know 5.4 was leaving
processes running in Windows, so I guess the cure is to close it
periodically?
I'll stay on 5.4 for now – so far no problems that I've noticed.
Eric
On 12/6/23 19:08, R Losey wrote:
I generally stay up to date, but with the
es.
You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
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Thanks, Andrew. I used 5.4 yesterday with no glitches. Happy with it so far.
Eric
On 12/6/23 02:04, AP wrote:
On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 02:10:59PM -0500, Eric Chapman wrote:
I do scan through the posts to the GNUcash user list, so I know there were
some issues with 5.x when it came out
, Eric Chapman wrote:
How do I export data from reports to csv files or Excel/LibreOffice
Calc files?
a) To use the last (as an example) LibreOffice Calc does NOT require
the files it opens to be "LibreOffice Calc files" << it of course does
prefer the open document version, .o
that case I think I have to issue a 1099-NEC.
On 12/5/23 14:46, Eric Chapman wrote:
My little business sometimes has to provide 1099s to vendors and the IRS.
I was searching for how to best do that with GnuCash. I found a
helpful tutorial here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gnu
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Thank you, David! I did not even know there was a manual. Now I do
thanks to you.
Eric
On 12/5/23 14:30, David Cousens wrote:
Eric
Try this link for the PDF form of the guide
https://code.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-guide.pdf
and
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-manual.pdf
for the
of the original report from GnuCash.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/5/23 7:57 AM, Eric Chapman wrote:
How do I export data from reports to csv files or Excel/LibreOffice
Calc files?
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OK, thank you! I will try it.
On 12/5/23 10:41, Maf. King wrote:
On Tuesday, 5 December 2023 15:11:26 GMT Eric Chapman wrote:
When I try to print to file from GnuCash 4.14, I only see the three
options in the screenshot attached: PDF, PostScript, and SVG. Hmmm…
On 12/5/23 10:08, Eric Chapman
When I try to print to file from GnuCash 4.14, I only see the three
options in the screenshot attached: PDF, PostScript, and SVG. Hmmm…
On 12/5/23 10:08, Eric Chapman wrote:
I did find this, but it does not appear to have any solution:
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2023
I did find this, but it does not appear to have any solution:
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2023-March/106080.html
Is it true that GnuCash only exports to HTML?
On 12/5/23 08:57, Eric Chapman wrote:
How do I export data from reports to csv files or Excel/LibreOffice
Calc
I found it: https://code.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-guide.pdf
On 12/5/23 08:59, Eric Chapman wrote:
Where can I download the 5.4 Tutorial and Concepts Guide (the
"Documentation", which I call the "manual")
I found the online version here
(https://gnucash.org/doc
Where can I download the 5.4 Tutorial and Concepts Guide (the
"Documentation", which I call the "manual")
I found the online version here
(https://gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/titlepage.html), but can't
find where the PDF is.
Thank you!
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Thank you, Kalpesh. I did that yesterday (now I'm on 4.14). I don't even
know for sure why I was on 4.13. Maybe that's where the program was when
I finished with year-end data stuff last cycle …
I think I'll go up to 5.4 today and see what I think before I input data
for 2023.
Eric
On
with the correct date. If you
need to change the 'opening date', then after unposting, click the
Edit button *on the toolbar* (not within the invoice UI), change the
date as needed, then repost with the proper date.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/4/23 8:17 PM, Eric Chapman wrote:
Hi, everyone.
I just found
rom editing.
Regards,
Adrien
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transactions for future editing.
Anybody doing that? Any advice on best practices? I'd like to do it all
in one fell swoop – the entire year at once.
Thanks for any advice.
I'm knocking off for the night, hoping to check back in the morning.
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Thanks, Stan. Got it.
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Thank you, Geoff! I got it to work.
Eric
On 12/4/23 20:43, Geoff wrote:
Eric, see attached.
Try making your screen wider - or maximising it.
Regards
Geoff
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Could you please take a screenshot of the down arrow you are talking
about and attach it? I can't seem to find it.
Thanks!
Eric
On 12/4/23 20:25, Stan Brown wrote:
On 2023-12-04 17:07, Eric Chapman wrote:
OK, it looks as if it's just as good not to close the books, if, e.g., I
might
David,
Thanks for the input. I'm sure as I get more experienced, I'll get
braver … :)
Eric
On 12/4/23 20:23, David Cousens wrote:
ERic
I generally update as soon as a new release comes out and have been doing that
for close to 15 years without ever having had any serious problems that
Hi, Geoff,
OK, it looks as if it's just as good not to close the books, if, e.g., I
might want to run an income statement comparing 2022 and 2023.
Eric
Geoff or anyone else,
However, does that mean that every time I look at the "Accounts" tab I
will see ever-growing amounts that reflect
Adrien,
Thank you. That reminds me of what I'd read. I guess it was the
auto-completing I noticed driving folks crazy at first. I think what
I'll do is close the books (if I get advice to do so) on the 2022
numbers, and then upgrade to 5.4 and try it out for the 2023 data.
Gratefully,
Eric
Yes, and thank you, Stan, for the ideas. I want to input things ASAP,
but so far "as soon as possible" has been months away. I hope things
will improve.
Eric
On 12/4/23 14:17, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote:
On 2023-12-04 11:10, Eric Chapman wrote:
BTW, in 2024, I hope to u
uld use your advice.
And I remain grateful to the developers and the community of helpful
souls who seem very patient with us newbies to GnuCash
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, but the growing season was too
hectic to deal with it this year.
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On 6/6/23 12:12, Sherman Yoder wrote:
Populating the list from a separate table would be a splendid idea,
especially if the table could include the payee addresses so the
address
ring a new bill. I searched
the GnuCash Guide, but didn't find anything to help me. Maybe someone
here can help me out?
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Thanks for your advice!
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I think I have a plan: I will just start the whole year over. I only had
a few transactions entered, so I'll copy the chart of accounts to a new
file and start anew. :)
On 3/2/23 12:36, Eric Chapman wrote:
I'm just getting started entering in 2022 data. I made some mistakes
in using Accounts
hen how would I "pay" it such that the prepayment is applied to it?
Thank you for helping me correct my newbie errors!
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d to tag a
Vendor, but I don't know how best to tag bills. I guess I could use some
prefix on the "Bill ID", but I'd rather have some other field. I guess
besides "Bill ID", I could use the "Notes" field.
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How does one define that "Action" list in "Edit Bill"?
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Good idea, Michael!
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On 12/20/22 18:47, Michael or Penny Novack wrote:
I've usually just used an account per batch in the general ledger and
so could store that information
Yes, someone else clarified that "Bill ID" is an ID we assign (e.g.,
purchase order?), while Billing ID is the number assigned by the vendor
(usually / often "Invoice #").
In the documentation I saw some old screenshots. Seems the "Bill ID"
used to be called &
On 12/20/22 16:05, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
[…]
There is a drop down menu under a down-arrow/triangle to the far right
of the header. From there, you can select visible columns.
WONDERFUL! It was off my screen, so I did not see it. Now I do. Great.
Thanks, Adrien.
lds go in the Vendor List?
Another thought is that perhaps I'm not inputting the vendor data in the
very best way.
(2) Would it be better for me to use only the first two Address fields,
if possible? I assume there are four of them because the developers want
GnuCash to work in many locales
w: *When a bill gets posted.
/*Debit*///Expense or asset
/*Credit*/ Credit Card acct
When the payment reflected on the credit card statement is recorded,
it would be:
/*Debit*/ Credit Card acct
/*Credit*/ Checking acct
Comments? Advice
Everyone: I also found this setting when in "Edit Bill": *View*>*Use as
Default Layout for Vendor Documents*
I have found that if I click in the header on the rightmost column it
expands to be readable (reads "Billable?"). Then if I do the same
working my way leftward I get get them all to be
Steve,
Thank you. I also think that is a perfectly good way to do it. I do
understand Cost of Goods Sold (and I think it should be contra the
related sales / revenue (income) account.
That's the way I'll do it.
Thanks so much!
Eric
On 12/20/22 11:25, Stephen M. Butler wrote:
Eric,
As
4.13 on MacOS 13.1 Ventura installed on 2018 Mac Mini (3.2 GHz
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On 12/20/22 11:45, john wrote:
On Dec 20, 2022, at 6:55 AM, Eric Chapman wrote:
I am wondering how, in GnuCash, to account for assets bought to resell or other
assets that will later be expensed as used.
I'm
On 12/20/22 11:45, john wrote:
On Dec 20, 2022, at 6:55 AM, Eric Chapman wrote:
I am wondering how, in GnuCash, to account for assets bought to resell or other
assets that will later be expensed as used.
I'm in the USA context. As far as terminology goes, I think UK and other English speaking
, Eric Chapman wrote:
Murugan,
That did not work. Now it looks as if I lost everything. I closed down
GnuCash, changed the name from xxx.gnucash to yyy.gnucash, and clicked
on yyy.gnucash. A splash screen came up and asked if I wanted to
delete something, and I said "Yes" (dumb mov
Murugan,
That did not work. Now it looks as if I lost everything. I closed down
GnuCash, changed the name from xxx.gnucash to yyy.gnucash, and clicked
on yyy.gnucash. A splash screen came up and asked if I wanted to delete
something, and I said "Yes" (dumb move, I guess!).
Now it opens
Hi,
I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is called
a "book". I'm using .xml.
Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue
tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)?
I'm attaching what I see as the types of files I
Thank you, Murugan,
Now I've messed it up completely. Several columns are scrunched
together. Screenshot attached. Any way I can reset things?
Eric
On 12/20/22 10:01, Murugan Muruganandam wrote:
Eric
Double click on Bill column first and then the columns you want to
align it should
I am wondering how, in GnuCash, to account for assets bought to resell
or other assets that will later be expensed as used.
I'm in the USA context. As far as terminology goes, I think UK and other
English speaking locales use the word "stock" to refer to inventory,
but, in my experience, that
the extra
verbiage. I DO believe there is a tooltip that pops up that explains what
the field is for, and it is DEFINITELY explained in the documentation.
-derek
On Tue, December 20, 2022 9:10 am, Eric Chapman wrote:
Thank you for that info!
Suggestion to developers: One could say "Our Bi
the bill. The other is the vendor's reference to
the bill (e.g. their invoice number).
-derek
On Tue, December 20, 2022 9:04 am, Eric Chapman wrote:
Hi, all,
I'll try to attach a 49.9KB screen shot to this email, but not inline. I
noticed another new-to-the-list person seemed successful in attaching
s what you are seeing?
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/19/22 9:17 PM, Eric Chapman wrote:
Adrien,
I appreciate your help. For whatever reason I did not see the "Post"
button at the top :)
What does the "BIL" column at the end of the "Edit Bill" window do?
ling ID" differ in the
"Edit Bill" area?
Thank you!
Eric Chapman
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s what you are seeing?
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/19/22 9:17 PM, Eric Chapman wrote:
Adrien,
I appreciate your help. For whatever reason I did not see the "Post"
button at the top :)
What does the "BIL" column at the end of the "Edit Bill" window do?
wrote:
Eric,
You open a Bill with its line items going to Expenses.
When you post the Bill, you are asked what account to post to, which
as you noted would be AP.
When you Process Payment, you will choose the 'transfer account' as
your Credit Card account.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/19/22 8:
it card payments.
Eric
On 12/19/22 21:59, Eric Chapman wrote:
Hi, everybody!
How can a business using GnuCash use vendors (so later it can find
invoices easily and see when what was ordered), but still pay via
credit card?
I have not even figured out exactly how to enter a new bill correc
Hi, everybody!
How can a business using GnuCash use vendors (so later it can find
invoices easily and see when what was ordered), but still pay via credit
card?
I have not even figured out exactly how to enter a new bill correctly,
since I do not see how GnuCash knows what to credit (i.e.,
Hello, Jim,
Thanks for your response, and thank you to the others who responded! I
appreciate it a lot!
Below in blue are my answers & comments.
Eric
On 12/18/22 15:53, Jim DeLaHunt wrote:
On 2022-12-18 12:20, Eric Chapman wrote:
Tell me, what gives you the impression that Gnu
the instructions under "Dependencies"
and "Building and Installing" mean that I have to start with getting all
that stuff on the Mac first?
(3) Is there a "New User Guide" somewhere on the web that can be
accessed? Tutorials?
Thank you!
Eric Chapman
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