On 2024-12-27 08:36, Bob Plantz wrote: > It's a traditional IRA. I also have a 403(b). I'm taking required > minimum distributions from both. > > I have an asset account and a "dummy" account for each. When I take an > RMD, I create an income transaction that shows where the money goes: > checking account, federal withholding, and state withholding. Then I > create a withdrawal in the asset I'm taking the RMD from and deposit > that withdrawal in the corresponding dummy account. > > This hack seems to work, but it doesn't feel right to me because it > seems to violate the double-entry principle.
I think you're being too hard on yourself. Except for the terminology, what you say above sounds to me a lot like Sherlock's method. Your dummy account means you don't have to do a "Find" in your asset account to locate the distributions. 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.
