On 2024-09-21 11:22, Chris Miller via gnucash-user wrote: > Can I set an account inactive or hidden? As I flee QuickBooks > I have a number of accounts that I no longer use and have > hidden but I dare not delete them because it will require an > adjusting entry somewhere to preserve "assets + liability + > equity = zero"
Yes, you can mark an account as hidden. You can also separately mark an account as Placeholder, which prevents you from entering a new transaction against that account. I do this with obsolete accounts, like the mortgage on my previous house. Most reports give you a choice in Options » Accounts whether to include hidden accounts. If you have only one or two of these, it's probably simplest to select each one in the Accounts tab and then click Edit. If you have more than one or two, I recommend adding the Hidden and Placeholder columns to the Accounts tab; then you can just tick the boxes without getting into the Edit dialog. (Also, you'll know at a glance whether a given account is hidden or placeholder, with no need to open the Edit dialog.) To add columns to Accounts, click the down arrow at the extreme right of the column headings. Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
