On 1/13/2025 3:18 PM, bullish bob bagley via gnucash-user wrote:
On the equity side of my balance sheet
How do i set up my beginning numbers (i followed your instructions to
do the equity opening balances for my bank accts) for my
Equity Entries
Capital Stock
Add Paid in Capital
Retained Earnings
net income ?
I have the manual bookmarked, but i am still lost. Thank you...b³
Sorry, but the "tutorial"/"manual" is NOT going to be sufficient to
teach you "accounting for a corporation". We can help you with "how do I
do this using gnucash" (as opposed to say "pen and ink on paper". I do
have a couple suggestions, though.
a) Ignore the shortcut for starting. Use explicit transactions, possibly
for each account. Unlike personal books or sole proprietorships, you
can't just lump equity together.
b) Curious -- this is a new corp? Who OWNS this "additional paid in
capital" (where is it coming from). I don't see why you are puzzled by
"net income" if new (never closed the books). Retained earnings (or
losses) is implicit in the unclosed income and expense accounts.
Again, you are going to need an "Accounting for a Corporation 101" type
text. And/or seek professional help (what accounts you will need, what
the opening transactions look like, etc.)
Michael D Novack
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of the grave.
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