On Tue, Sep 08, 2020 at 05:57:27AM -0700, Stan Brown wrote: > > On 2020-09-08 05:52, Chris Green wrote: > > ... I can't work out how to enter > > opening balances for the two accounts we have - a current account and > > a savings account (which is basically the building fund). ... > > > > So, ignoring the help system, how do I enter an Opening Balance? > > There's a section in accounts under 'Equity' for opening balances and > > You can enter an opening balance in the dialog when you create a new > account. > > If the account is already created, you can give it an opening balance by > creating a transaction. > > Debit:Assets:Bank Account > Credit:Equity > OK, yes, thanks.
> > I tried creating two accounts under that and entering balances but the > > result made no sense at all to me. Having entered an opening balance > > I'd expect the balance sheet to show me that amount but GnuCash just > > did a decrease and a balancing increase in the Equity account which > > doesn't really make much sense. > > I don't understand. What transactions, exactly, were created by you and > by GC? > It's OK, I've sorted that out, just part of the initial learning curve! -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ 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.
