That is good to know....thank you.
At 10:01 PM 10/14/2002 +0200, you wrote: >Google gifi gives: > >The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) now requires that >corporations file the new General Index of Financial Information (GIFI) >with their income tax returns, starting with taxation years ending in >2000. The GIFI replaces the financial statements that were traditionally >filed with the returns. > >Apart from that, we can recycle the GIFI field for non-canadians as a >regrouping tool. >Example: give all bankaccounts and cash accounts one GIFI code 'Cash & >Banks': >We have a customized report! He presto ;-) > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joseph A. >Maffia >Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:29 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [SL] general comments > > >Thanks..... > >BTW - What does GIFI stand for? > > >At 01:14 PM 10/14/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >You can drill down into the account which will show you all the > >transactions for the account. You can also use the GIFI account to > >group accounts into ledgers if you use GIFI codes. You can do the same > > >through the trial balance. If you also enter dates, the trasnactions > >will be limited to the same date range when you drill down. > > > >The General Ledger report is a catch-all reporting facility. I realize > >it is hard to see all the possibilities at first. i.e check the Income > >radio button and include the Account field and your report will be > >limited to income accounts. Then you click on the income account and > >you got a Sales Journal. You are right, though, there is no beginning > >and ending balance and a running balance. These are things which will > >come later. > > > > > >Dieter Simader http://www.sql-ledger.org (780) 472-8161 > >DWS Systems Inc. Accounting Software Fax: 478-5281 > >=========== On a clear disk you can seek forever =========== > > > >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Joseph A. Maffia wrote: > > > > > > > > Dieter, > > > > > > When you check the "include in report" box for account. It doesn't > > > group by account. It merely includes the account number on the > > > report. A general ledger would show the beg balance, transactions > > > during the period and ending balance - by account in account number > > > order. Dieter - I like the program - no need to get snippy. If > > > there is some combination of "include in" boxes to check - please > > > let me know. We are a small ( 16 people ) accounting firm and would > > > love to move to this program but it needs to get up to speed. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > At 11:50 AM 10/14/2002 -0600, Dieter Simader wrote: > > > >I guess then you don't know what 'Include in Report' means. > > > >Checkmark the 'Account' field and you will all of a sudden have the > > > > >ability to generate ledgers based on account numbers. BTW, there is > > > > >other ways to generate this data too, from the COA and from the > > > >Trail Balance. > > > > > > > > > > > >Dieter Simader http://www.sql-ledger.org (780) 472-8161 > > > >DWS Systems Inc. Accounting Software Fax: 478-5281 > > > >=========== On a clear disk you can seek forever =========== > > > > > > > >On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Joseph A. Maffia wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am very excited about the potential of SQL-ledger and look > > forward to > > > > > replacing existing acctg packages. As an accountant familiar > > with several > > > > > U.S. accounting packages - I wanted to throw out some general > > > > > comments. While I am still new to the program - I was surprised > > > > > how poor the > > general > > > > > ledger report is. That is our bible - and it is really a > > > > > meaningless report. The general ledger is supposed to report > > > > > transactions > > grouped by > > > > > account not grouped by transaction source or date. > > > > > > > > > > Also, the program needs a cash disbursement and cash receipt > > > > > journal to enter transactions not tied to a/p and a/r. > > > > > > > > > > We will continue to use it and look forward to continually > > improvements.. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Joseph A. Maffia, CPA > > > > > Rosenzweig & Maffia LLP > > > > > 845 Third Ave. #1300 > > > > > New York, NY 10022 > > > > > 212-980-2470 x16 > > > > > 212-980-2177 fax > > > > > www.rm-cpa.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > > > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > > > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > (un)subscribe: > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sql-ledger-users > > > > > Archive: > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > > > >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > > >Welcome to geek heaven. > > > >http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > > > >(un)subscribe: > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sql-ledger-users > > > >Archive: > > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > Mr. Joseph A. 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