TLDR; Automate GST for cash accounting by preprocessing transactions to enrich with GST and import as a multisplit file
GST effectively doubles the number of transactions so you'll want automated gst calculations. Automated gst has been arbitrarily restricted to business finances in GnuCash which enforces accrual accounting. Additionally, the associated A/R and A/P appear to be a big overhead that's not really compatible with the simpler personal finances cash accounting workflow. GST accounts are the same regardless of which system is used - see https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=4&lang=C&doc=guide and https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-July/097083.html Transaction data can be preprocessed to add gst splits before loading it into GnuCash as a multisplit csv (or qif equivalent). I normally pre-process transactions in a spreadsheet using the 80:20 rule to classify most (90%) transactions then fix the remaining ones within GnuCash. The most important thing is to try and distinguish gst from non-gst transactions. Multisplit csv files are more complex, transactions require a line for each split and don't support specifying an account for the opposing split for the whole file like importing normal csv files. After adding accounts to transactions you'll want another process to prepare the splits based on the account gst attribute. For me, that's a python program and I use GnuCash preferences, Import, clear Use bayesian matching. Multisplit csv files - see https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-August/097442.html _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
