On 5/6/2023 3:06 AM, Fred Tydeman wrote:
Is there an easy way to delete all transactions in all accounts before a
certain date?

Don't do this!

If what you want is to mimic the old days (fresh books every year -- remember they were once PHYSICAL books with a finite number of pages


a) Do a "close the books". Then run a Balance sheet (export and print)

b) Open a new set of books with the same accounts (export the CoA and then import that into the new set of books --- if you are doing fresh books every year, put the year into the file name so you'll know which is which.

c) Enter the starting balances of all the "standing accounts" (type asset, liability, and equity) from the Balance Sheet (you exported and printed so you have something to work with). You can do this either using the wizard or by an initial transaction.

You are now closely mimicking what we used to do in the old days of pen and ink on paper.


Michael D Novack

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