If these businesses are operated as separate entities in the legal sense, (i.e. one business activity is not legally liable for the debts of another activity - this depends on the business structures employed), then they should have separate books and hence separate reports.
If they are activities of a single entity who is reponsible for the debts incurred by all the activities, then you could have subaccounts under each of the top level accounts (Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income, Expenses) for each activity. The reports options allows you to specify which accounts are included in the report and for each of the top level accounts you would select the relevant subaccounts for the specific activity for which you wish to generate reports. Some Assets and some Expenses may be shared between all activities for eaxmple. In this case you could still run separate books for each activities and consolidate the reports into a single set of reports in accordance with the applicable accounting/business recording/taxation requirements. What you are required to do will be determined by the business legislation and taxation legislation and applicable accounting standards in your jurisdiction. This is where you need to consult a practising accountant in your area familiar with the applicable legislative and legal requirements. There is also a Jobs structure which can be used with specific projects and allows invoices/bills to be grouped for a specific job for a single customer/vendor. It is discussed in the help manual under the business features (https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-help/chapter_busnss.html). David Cousens ----- David Cousens -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.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.
