Re: [GNC] (GNU) How to Transition to a New Year

2020-01-11 Thread Richard Claeys
- From: gnucash-user On Behalf Of Adrien Monteleone Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2020 5:09 PM To: Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] (GNU) How to Transition to a New Year Do you *need* to start a new file each year? While GnuCash has a close the books procedure, it is not necessary to use

Re: [GNC] (GNU) How to Transition to a New Year

2020-01-10 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 1/9/2020 8:09 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Do you *need* to start a new file each year? While GnuCash has a ‘close the books’ procedure, it is not necessary to use it as that is a holdover from the days of pen and paper where physical limitations of bound volumes required doing so for

Re: [GNC] (GNU) How to Transition to a New Year

2020-01-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Do you *need* to start a new file each year? While GnuCash has a ‘close the books’ procedure, it is not necessary to use it as that is a holdover from the days of pen and paper where physical limitations of bound volumes required doing so for organization purposes. (maybe some minor security

[GNC] (GNU) How to Transition to a New Year

2020-01-09 Thread Richard Claeys
I'm trying to start a new file for the new year and don't see a simple way to make the change either in the user's manual or the FAQs. Do I have to create a new file or can I simply save entries after 1/1/2020 to a new destination and rename it? If the answer is in the manual, just point me to