[GNC] Importing transactions via CSV - transactions always "c" (cleared)?!

2025-07-09 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi there. I'm just starting to use and understand transaction import via CSV. I've found that when importing a transaction this way, the "R" (reconcile status) field is automatically set to "c" (cleared). Is there a way to avoid this when importing and leave the status to "n"? TIA, F. https://www

Re: [GNC] Re: Android app - anyone use it?

2025-07-09 Thread Boniforti Flavio
dit, Savings, > Checking AND the "Expense" accounts. > > > >> Tom > > > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 13:33:28 +0200 > From: Boniforti Flavio > To: GnuCash users group > Subject: [GNC] Android app - anyone use it? > Message-ID: > xickrummia_atqw

Re: [GNC] Android app - anyone use it?

2025-07-08 Thread Boniforti Flavio
r schrieb John Ralls : > Since you mentioned me… > No, I haven’t interacted significantly with the person who created that > fork nor the current maintainer. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > > On Jul 8, 2025, at 09:53, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > >

Re: [GNC] Android app - anyone use it?

2025-07-08 Thread Boniforti Flavio
a pretty hasty review of the app on Google play. It > apparently is still maintained, but its version numbers don't correspond to > GnuCash either. > > > On Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> Hi. >> I'll be on vacation soon and won'

Re: [GNC] Android app - anyone use it?

2025-07-08 Thread Boniforti Flavio
m Di., 8. Juli 2025 um 17:15 Uhr schrieb Mark Penner : > Jul 8, 2025 06:35:47 Boniforti Flavio : > > > Has anybody else sind experience to share regarding the Android app? > > Which app? There is not an official GnuCash app for Android. >

[GNC] Android app - anyone use it?

2025-07-08 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi. I'll be on vacation soon and won't take my laptop with me. Thus, I installed the Android app on my phone and imported the file I have on my laptop. It looks good and seems to work fine. I'd be copying this file back to my laptop, once I'll be back home after vacation. Has anybody else sind exp

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-06-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
schrieb David Carlson < david.carlson@gmail.com>: > Why does that sound like AI? Have you brought that up with your > appropriate local financial regulators? > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> I mean: the item on my CC invoice is still

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-06-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
98 item remains as $9.98 on one's credit > card statement (and/or any other digital statement, for that matter). > > Paul > > > On 2025-06-23 4:35 p.m., Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Well - I might understand when it comes to paying for something with > cash. > > But l

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-06-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
heard news stories that in the USA, they are going > to stop making pennies, so I assume that prices for cash amounts will begin > to round (or round up) to the nearest 5 cents. > > > On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> Yes, now I'm sure

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-06-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
um 14:43 Uhr schrieb Fred Bone : > On 23 June 2025 at 11:58, Boniforti Flavio said: > > > Hi all. > > I'm back at this topic because I found something weird (maybe it's just > my > > bank, or it's every bank but I never paid attention to it). I received >

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-06-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ees and charge the 2 cents to it. > > Just my 2 cents ;--)) > > Regards > > Geoff > = > > On 23/06/2025 7:58 pm, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi all. > > I'm back at this topic because I found something weird (maybe it's just > my > > bank

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-06-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
oniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Mo., 5. Mai 2025 um 15:11 Uhr schrieb Boniforti Flavio < bonifort...@gmail.com>: > Hi all. > I took some time (30 minutes) and I was able to find the error: my > "opening balance" for the "Liabilities:Credit Card" ac

Re: [GNC] Multiple currencies involved - how to correctly deal with it?

2025-06-16 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ent (whether he/she sends me the money upfront or not)... https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Mo., 16. Juni 2025 um 19:33 Uhr schrieb R Losey : > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM Boniforti Flavio > wrot

Re: [GNC] Multiple currencies involved - how to correctly deal with it?

2025-06-16 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Equipment Sales CHF" as a negative entry?! TIA, F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Mo., 16. Juni 2025 um 19:23 Uhr schrieb R Losey : > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM Boniforti Flavio >

[GNC] Multiple currencies involved - how to correctly deal with it?

2025-06-16 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. I thought I got this one sorted last year, but apparently my notes are not correct/up-to-date... please bear with me. I've got a collection of (vintage) music instruments - I have an account for each item, where I put the money I've spent to buy such items. Each item is a sub-account of a

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-05-05 Thread Boniforti Flavio
. Thanks, F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Mo., 28. Apr. 2025 um 21:19 Uhr schrieb Maf. King : > On Monday, 28 April 2025 18:55:45 BST Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi John. > > Yes, my previous statement h

Re: [GNC] Credit card reconciliation shows wrong total

2025-04-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Apr 24, 2025, at 11:52 AM, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > > Hi there. > > I've noticed that there's an error when reconciling: > > [image: image.png] > > If you add up all the "Funds Out" which have been ticked, you will see > th

Re: [GNC] Finance-Quote 1.64 released!

2024-11-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Do we need to do something to upgrade? Is it encouraged? F. Bruce Schuck schrieb am Do., 28. Nov. 2024, 03:11: > New version 1.64 of Finance-Quote is available with the following changes: > > * Update AlphaVantage.pm - Issue #447 > * Fix to Stooq.pm - Issue #445 > * Updat

Re: [GNC] Multi-currency split

2024-11-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
This is what I had to learn as well! I had the same issue, which was not logical to me... Well, I took a note and refer to that when I have such transactions. F. Fred Tydeman schrieb am Do., 28. Nov. 2024, 11:59: > Thank you for your help. > > It appears one has to enter values in the currency

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-25 Thread Boniforti Flavio
etired and these days she only occasionally sells paintings mainly > to close friends - any income earned from that for example is > reportable, although not necessarily taxed. The devil is in the detail > here, hence our suggestions about getting professional advice. > > David > > >

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-25 Thread Boniforti Flavio
alue of my instrument), 35,49 (for the shipping) and a third one which goes into my "gain"... What do you think? F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Sa., 23. Nov. 2024 um 17:37 Uhr schrieb Michael or Penn

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-25 Thread Boniforti Flavio
but the way above, everything is recorded for future reference, > if need be. The shipping expense account will show both an increase of 50 > that the buyer paid in, and the decrease when the shipping was paid. > > How does that sound? > > > > On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 6:59 AM

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-25 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi Stan. You're right - it's not GNC, it's my (lack of) accounting knowledge. I might give a repeated read of chapter 2 - in the meantime I am still thankful for all the people on this list who are giving advices and helping me (and others) out. F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https:/

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-25 Thread Boniforti Flavio
; being passed to the shipper through you, so the second treatment is most > likely to be appropriate but I cannot know for sure. > > Cheers > David > > > On Fri, 2024-11-22 at 09:14 +0100, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi David. > Shipping is factually paid by me with my money

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ow this is done... is > the shipping included in the total sent to you? Is it a separate payment? > If it is part of the same "transaction", I would use one entry, but if he > gives you money at two different times or in two different ways, I would > use two transactions. >

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-22 Thread Boniforti Flavio
t account an expense account. > > > > I don't see an Income anywhere in the list. > > > > Your asset should have gone down by 800 EUR, as you did. The gain in > > this > > sale is 414 EUR, of which the shipping should be an expense, and the > > Income &g

Re: [GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-22 Thread Boniforti Flavio
u > meant to make that account an expense account. > > I don't see an Income anywhere in the list. > > Your asset should have gone down by 800 EUR, as you did. The gain in this > sale is 414 EUR, of which the shipping should be an expense, and the Income > will be 1214 minus

[GNC] Why is part of a split registered as "rebate" in the Transfer account?

2024-11-21 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. I've just sold one of my instruments, for which I already have a dedicated account "Assets:Current Assets:Music Equipment EUR:Korg MS-20M". The opening balance for this item is 800 EUR. I now sold it and I got 1214 EUR for it. So I entered 1214 in the "Total Increase" column, with "Transfe

Re: [GNC] Question about credit card reconciliation and invoice payment date.

2024-11-19 Thread Boniforti Flavio
get added, and then changed the date to match the > real date > > 2) Turn off the automated payment system, and enter the payment yourself > (Settings->Register and in the Reconciliation section, uncheck the > "automatic credit card payment") > > > > On Mon, Nov

Re: [GNC] Question about credit card reconciliation and invoice payment date.

2024-11-18 Thread Boniforti Flavio
have actually made that payment or not. I would probably use a special > text (maybe Sched?) in the Num[ber] box when first entering it, then change > the number to something real when I actually make the payment. If you carry > a balance you would need to adjust the amount too. > >

Re: [GNC] Question about credit card reconciliation and invoice payment date.

2024-11-18 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Mo., 18. Nov. 2024 um 13:31 Uhr schrieb David Carlson < david.carlson@gmail.com>: > Boniforti Flavio, > > First, what version of GnuCash are you using? > > Second, I have never seen the word Invoice appear during the > reconciliat

[GNC] Question about credit card reconciliation and invoice payment date.

2024-11-18 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi. I'm happy with the reconciliation process for my credit card, but now I noticed the following. I receive the credit card invoice and the statement is from the 13.11.2024 (as an example). Therefore I reconcile every transaction up until 13.11.2024 - which is fine. When I complete the reconciliat

Re: [GNC] Strange display of share price

2024-11-11 Thread Boniforti Flavio
tup, but here, the cash values are kept > in a "sweep" fund that is also a stock. My "cash" fund is actually a mutual > fund that keeps the price stable at USD 1.00. But it ought to work with a > bank type also, I would think. > > On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 8:01 AM Bo

Re: [GNC] Strange display of share price

2024-11-11 Thread Boniforti Flavio
mean that they > will. The rollup of values on the Accounts page will always be at the > latest prices. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Nov 10, 2024, at 08:46, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi Inma, thanks for your reply. > Indeed I see now where you got the

Re: [GNC] Strange display of share price

2024-11-09 Thread Boniforti Flavio
c and US Dollar, your data includes two currencies for > Vanguard Total World. > > > > On 11/09/2024 8:38 AM PST Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Murugan and thanks for your reply. > > This is my "IBKR" account: > > [image: imag

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-09 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Nov. 2024 um 16:47 Uhr schrieb Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user : > On 11/9/2024 6:58 AM, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > \ > > *USD Dividends* > > You're right, it was not at the right place. I moved it under "Income". > > When I get paid dividends,

Re: [GNC] Strange display of share price

2024-11-09 Thread Boniforti Flavio
e GnuCash > showing amounts in fractions, as you do, but that shouldn't have anything > to do with it. > > I can't quite see what's going on from those images. > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 9:21 AM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> Hi there. >> I've

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-09 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ction in IBKR-VT that purchased 5 shares for $100 > and the "other" account would be an income account -- for me, it goes in > "Income:Investment Income:Taxable:Dividends". > > Other comments -- see below, but I do want to note (as others have) that I > am not an

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-06 Thread Boniforti Flavio
al amount) are entered. The > ratio between these two numbers will remain the same always. > > But if GnuCash reports the price as 0.4615384615 and your broker says it's > .46, are you going to worry that your books don't match your broker? > > David T. > On Nov 6,

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-06 Thread Boniforti Flavio
of VT stock (using simple numbers to keep it >> easy), you have a transaction in IBKR-VT that purchased 5 shares for $100 >> and the "other" account would be an income account -- for me, it goes in >> "Income:Investment Income:Taxable:Dividends". >> >>

[GNC] Strange display of share price

2024-11-04 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi there. I've been adding transactions for my VT share purchases, when suddenly the display of the share price changed to something like this: [image: image.png] What's the reason for this type of display? The first row should be 116,9395, whereas the second should be 119,1200. I do have some othe

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-03 Thread Boniforti Flavio
uot;market value" in some way or not. F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am So., 3. Nov. 2024 um 21:50 Uhr schrieb Jim DeLaHunt < list+gnuc...@jdlh.com>: > Boniforti: > > On 2024-11-03 02:25, Boniforti

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-11-03 Thread Boniforti Flavio
e things. Dividends that are not > reinvested, will be entered in the sweep fund instead of purchasing more of > the mutual fund, but would still be assigned to the dividend account. > > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> Hi all. >>

Re: [GNC] Showing account totals as of today

2024-10-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
hrieb Fred Bone : > On 28 October 2024 at 16:30, Boniforti Flavio said: > > > Hi Geoff. > > Thanks for chiming in. > > Of course I've already entered the future transactions with their > > execution date (in the future). This is why I now see the "Total" v

Re: [GNC] Showing account totals as of today

2024-10-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
y will move forward in the ledger and give the same result > for the current month. > > Hope this helps. > > Geoff > +33 6 22 93 00 53 > +44 7770 58 48 38 > > > On 28 Oct 2024, at 15:54, Mark Penner wrote: > > > > Oct 28, 2024 08:45:31 Boniforti Flavio :

Re: [GNC] Showing account totals as of today

2024-10-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
d.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Mo., 28. Okt. 2024 um 15:53 Uhr schrieb Mark Penner : > Oct 28, 2024 08:45:31 Boniforti Flavio : > > > Now, is there a way to have GnuCash show the account total as of today, > > like not considering the transactions already

[GNC] Showing account totals as of today

2024-10-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. I've already deducted from my checking account some payments in the future (because I've already given the execution to the bank). Now, is there a way to have GnuCash show the account total as of today, like not considering the transactions already entered in the future? Thanks, F. https

Re: [GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-10-20 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Thanks Jim. I'll go through the tutorial and will come back to have my approach validated. BR, F. Jim DeLaHunt schrieb am Mo., 21. Okt. 2024, 03:56: > Boniforti: > > On 2024-10-20 04:08, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi all. > > > > I'd like to get som

Re: [GNC] Set up a security, what now?

2024-10-20 Thread Boniforti Flavio
think from memory the > first time I ran it manually it created a $0.00 USD entry. > > Cheers David H. > > > On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 at 05:04, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> Hi John. >> >> This is the output: >> >> me@MacBook-Pro ~ % /Applications

[GNC] Dealing with mutual funds

2024-10-20 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. I'd like to get some suggestions/guidance and eventually validate if my way of doing this is correct. I've put some money into IBKR (CHF) which I then converted into USD to buy VT. For the time being, I've just added the transactions in the "CHF Cash" account on IBKR, where I now see the

Re: [GNC] Set up a security, what now?

2024-10-19 Thread Boniforti Flavio
specified more than once https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Sa., 19. Okt. 2024 um 20:12 Uhr schrieb John Ralls : > > > > On Oct 19, 2024, at 02:34, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > > Hi M

Re: [GNC] Set up a security, what now?

2024-10-19 Thread Boniforti Flavio
r than a nice way to > >tidy up commodities into groups. > > > >I must have misunderstood its purpose ... if it is indeed tied up like > >that then the source of pricing dictates the name set in the namespace? > > > >-Original Message- > >From: Bonifor

Re: [GNC] Set up a security, what now?

2024-10-16 Thread Boniforti Flavio
anks, F. John Ralls schrieb am Mi., 16. Okt. 2024, 04:24: > Flavio, > > Where it always is on Mac applications: In the application (Gnucash) > menu, and since macOS 14 it’s called Settings instead of Preferences. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Oct 15, 2024

[GNC] Set up a security, what now?

2024-10-15 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. I've added VT security in my Security Editor. I've chosen to have it automatically updated using Alpha Vantage, for which I got an API key. Now, some instructions I found tell me to go under "Edit - Preferences" but on MacOS with GnuCash 5.9 there's no such menu option. So my first question

Re: [GNC] Two currencies involved in purchase and reimbursement

2024-10-14 Thread Boniforti Flavio
. > > Geoff > +33 6 22 93 00 53 > +44 7770 58 48 38 > > > On 14 Oct 2024, at 17:45, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) < > stan...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > >  > > > > On 2024-10-14 04:10, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > > >> I bought an item for 1050 EUR,

[GNC] Two currencies involved in purchase and reimbursement

2024-10-14 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. Again with some "complex" (at least for me) transaction. I bought an item for 1050 EUR, which I took from my EUR checking account. Then the seller reimbursed 50 EUR because of some issues on the item. This reimbursement in EUR was done via PayPal, where I do have both EUR and CHF currenci

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.9 Released

2024-10-13 Thread Boniforti Flavio
dmin to do first, plus I have > to install winget on a Windows box and validate and test the changes. Won’t > happen today. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > On Oct 13, 2024, at 09:24, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Thanks. Will leave it as it is, because MS won't for sur

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.9 Released

2024-10-13 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Thanks. Will leave it as it is, because MS won't for sure do anything... sunfish62--- via gnucash-user schrieb am So., 13. Okt. 2024, 18:22: > And I answered. I don't see this as any different from a Linux user (say, > of Ubuntu) asking for an update to the repository, only to be advised to > sp

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.9 Released

2024-10-13 Thread Boniforti Flavio
why you'd need to use a package manager to install it. > > David T. > On Oct 13, 2024, at 5:20 PM, "sunfis...@yahoo.com" > wrote: >> >> Try www.gnucash.org >> >> David T. >> On Oct 13, 2024, at 1:45 PM, Boniforti Flavio >> wrote: >&g

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.9 Released

2024-10-13 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. Does anybody know when the latest 5.9 release will be available for Windows via winget? F. Adrien Monteleone schrieb am So., 13. Okt. 2024, 03:20: > Joseph, > > Those are the direct download links in the e-mail, which eventually > appear on the website. They usually are already there by

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-07 Thread Boniforti Flavio
single test in Finance::Quote to fail. You can use cpan -f > Finance::Quote to force it to install anyway. Do that after everything else > is installed, you don’t want to force all of the dependencies. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > On Oct 7, 2024, at 00:29, Boniforti Flavio

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-07 Thread Boniforti Flavio
.pm exist? > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > On Oct 6, 2024, at 11:45, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi John. > > The output of "sudo cpan Test::Simple" is very long, the last part being: > > Appending installation info to > /Library/Perl/Updates/5.34.1

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-06 Thread Boniforti Flavio
endencies,, so try > sudo cpan Test::Simple > If you followed Bruce’s instruction to chown ~/.cpan leave off sudo. > > What’s the output? > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > On Oct 6, 2024, at 03:39, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi John. > > Yes, indeed I us

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-06 Thread Boniforti Flavio
tall > it with gnc-fq-update failed. You ran sudo gnc-fq-update and that created > a ~/.cpan owned by root, which is why attempting to run cpan Finance::Quote > bailed with the permission error. > > What;s does > ls ~/.cpan/build > report? > > Regards, > John Ralls

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-05 Thread Boniforti Flavio
/UserAgent.pm line 1002. F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Sa., 5. Okt. 2024 um 21:54 Uhr schrieb Bruce Schuck < bsch...@asgard-systems.com>: > On 10/5/24 01:29, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > > The output o

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-05 Thread Boniforti Flavio
shell startup to place that first in $PATH so that > which perl > would return /opt/homebrew/bin/perl` instead of /usr/bin/perl. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > On Oct 5, 2024, at 01:27, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi John. > I followed the instructions at: >

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-05 Thread Boniforti Flavio
The output of the short script you've pointed at: Searching: /Library/Perl/5.34 Searching: /Network/Library/Perl/5.34 Searching: /System/Library/Perl/5.34 Searching: /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.34 BTW: I don't remember installing Perl via Homebrew, how would I verify that? Thanks, F. htt

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-05 Thread Boniforti Flavio
bonny-j.bandcamp.com Am Fr., 4. Okt. 2024 um 22:17 Uhr schrieb John Ralls : > Flavio, > > The almost empty /Library/Perl/5.34/ means that you didn't install > Finance::Quote there. Please link the instructions that you used. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-04 Thread Boniforti Flavio
tall Finance::Quote, see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes#Installing_Finance::Quote_on_macOS_from_a_Terminal_prompt > . > > That doesn’t explain why perldoc can’t find Finance::Quote though. Does > /Library/Perl/5.34/Finance/Quote.pm exist? > > Regards, > John Rall

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-02 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Oct 2, 2024, at 12:03, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > > Hi all. > > > > On MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 I've just followed the instructions from the > GnuCash > > documentation to install the Finance::Quote mo

[GNC] Finance::Quote failed to initialize

2024-10-02 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. On MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 I've just followed the instructions from the GnuCash documentation to install the Finance::Quote module. After finishing without errors, I tried to use it but it won't initialize - see here: me@MacBook-Pro ~ % /System/Volumes/Data/Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/M

Re: [GNC] Another "multi-account" logical issue - any advice on how to register this?

2024-10-02 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Thanks. I will continue looking it at this way. F. Chris Miller schrieb am Mi., 2. Okt. 2024, 16:28: > Hi Flavio, > > > I will think about whether I want to consider the shipping expense as > part > > of the value of the goods I bought or not. I understand the difference > and > > keeping shippi

Re: [GNC] Another "multi-account" logical issue - any advice on how to register this?

2024-10-02 Thread Boniforti Flavio
les" and "Expenses:Postage" is your > profit on the transaction and the difference between the balance of > the top level Income account and the top level Expenses account will > represent your overall profit. If you needed to know the profit on an > individual item yo

Re: [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash 5.9 Released

2024-09-30 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Do you know when the newest version will be available on Windows via "winget"? Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) schrieb am Mo., 30. Sept. 2024, 22:07: > I kind of thought that, John. Thanks for confirming. > > Maybe that should be added to the donation page? > > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https

Re: [GNC] Another "multi-account" logical issue - any advice on how to register this?

2024-09-30 Thread Boniforti Flavio
;s time to mention that there are different systems of inventory > (FIFO/LIFO/Specific lot/average cost). > > > > On 09/30/2024 9:47 AM PDT Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > > > > Hi all. > > I'm again stuck with a specific type of transaction and would

[GNC] Another "multi-account" logical issue - any advice on how to register this?

2024-09-30 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi all. I'm again stuck with a specific type of transaction and would like to have it validated (or corrected). Suggestions on how you would do it are welcome as well - I might not be using the most intuitive way of registering it. So... I bought an item for 300. Paid for it from my checking acco

Re: [GNC] Entering my real estate and mortgage?

2024-09-29 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi Michael. AFAIU in Switzerland you get the bank to lend you the money for the mortgage, which in my case represents 65% of the price of my real estate. 35% I paid down from my equities (cash on my bank accounts, 3rd pillar savings). By paying as much as 35% I am excluded from amortization, becau

Re: [GNC] Entering my real estate and mortgage?

2024-09-29 Thread Boniforti Flavio
action if I were in your > situation...", and that may be helpful for you. After gathering up a bunch > of data, analyze it, and then the way to get best advice for your situation > is to take your information to a professional who can and will represent > you. > &g

Re: [GNC] Entering my real estate and mortgage?

2024-09-29 Thread Boniforti Flavio
>: > On 2024-09-28 14:07, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > I would enter it as follows (let's assume the real estate total cost is > > 500k): > > > > Assets:Fixed Assets:Real Estate - increase 300k > > Liabilities:Loans:Mortgage Loans: - increase 300k > >

Re: [GNC] Entering my real estate and mortgage?

2024-09-29 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi Michael. Thanks for helping. In fact just reading your first sentence, made it become clear: opening the books on 31.12.2023 means that every previous transaction has already been accounted for. I'm in Switzerland and there's no thing like the escrow account you've mentioned - thanks. F. htt

[GNC] Entering my real estate and mortgage?

2024-09-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi. I am sure somebody can help me validate my understanding on how to add/enter my real estate and my mortgage correctly into GC. I would enter it as follows (let's assume the real estate total cost is 500k): Assets:Fixed Assets:Real Estate - increase 300k Liabilities:Loans:Mortgage Loans: - in

[GNC] Assets in different currencies and net total

2024-09-28 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi. I do have assets (and expenses) in two currencies. Am I right in understanding that the "net assets" is in my default/main currency and what I own in my second currency is not being converted into my primary currency? If it is like that, is there a way to have the value updated (from secondary

Re: [GNC] How to treat a sale which involves more accounts?

2024-09-25 Thread Boniforti Flavio
lt; stan...@fastmail.fm>: > On 2024-09-24 23:11, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Thanks for your input - it seems cumbersome to me, adding accounts for > each > > instrument I buy. Nevertheless, in my accounting ignorance, I think I > > understand it and it looks very nice and d

Re: [GNC] Owning stocks which are not publicly quoted - which account type suits better?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
not taxed) > > I'm not a financial expert, so I may have missed something. > > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 3:57 PM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> Hi. >> I'm partner and own stocks of the company I work for. This company is not >> on the public mark

Re: [GNC] Owning stocks which are not publicly quoted - which account type suits better?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ever wanted to generate them. > > What makes you believe it shouldn't be? > > -Original Message- > From: Boniforti Flavio > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 4:57 PM > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] Owning stocks which are not publicly quoted - whic

Re: [GNC] How to treat a sale which involves more accounts?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi Chris. Thanks for your input - it seems cumbersome to me, adding accounts for each instrument I buy. Nevertheless, in my accounting ignorance, I think I understand it and it looks very nice and detailed. I might try this next time I buy some instrument indeed! Thanks, F. https://www.instagram

Re: [GNC] How to treat a sale which involves more accounts?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
, 24 Sep 2024 23:15:59 +0200 > Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > > Hi Chris. > > One account for each instrument? Really? To me this sounds > > exaggerated - or am I wrong? > > F. > > Quite reasonable to make one account for each asset, particularly if > your ta

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation question

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
dsheet and > manually match and check the items in the reconciliation panes and the > spreadsheet, particularly when reconciling my credit card because there > are generally more date mismatches, less so with bank accounts. > > David > On Tue, 2024-09-24 at 19:14 +0200, Boniforti Fl

Re: [GNC] How to treat a sale which involves more accounts?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
n a single report over some of that information. > So when I moved to GC I made sure that the information I keep and track > (and my accounts are pretty sophisticated) are things I care about running > reports on or tracking in GC. So I am trying to do "just enough", but > plenty.

Re: [GNC] How to treat a sale which involves more accounts?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Stradivarius +$4000 > Income:CapGain -$4000 > > Asset:Bank +$14000 > Asset:Stradivarius -$14000 > > On Wed, 25 Sept 2024, 4:28 am Boniforti Flavio, > wrote: > >> Hi David. >> >> In fact I don't buy instruments with the goal of making profit out of >> them

[GNC] Owning stocks which are not publicly quoted - which account type suits better?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi. I'm partner and own stocks of the company I work for. This company is not on the public market. The stock value is defined once per year and dividends are then paid out. Do I understand correctly, that I don't have to set up a "stock" type account for this, as those stocks are not publicly tra

Re: [GNC] How to treat a sale which involves more accounts?

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
n of profit is thrown out of whack and if you do that your > taxation authorities tend to start accusing you of trying to avoid tax. > Such Inventory and CoGS accounts can have subaccounts for specific items > or classes of items where knowing that information is material to the > mana

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation question

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
< tommy.truss...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 12:16 PM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> >> Please excuse me that it's in German, but this is how it looks like for >> the latest credit card bill >> > > Your English seems to be very good, but you may no

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation question

2024-09-24 Thread Boniforti Flavio
ecord (statement) and your record, the Credit Card account in GnuCash. > > David Cousens > > On Mon, 2024-09-23 at 23:40 +0200, Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Hi Maf. > > > > I understand reconciling the "Fund Out" - I compare the right part of > > the >

Re: [GNC] How to handle a purchase I paid using money from two different sources?

2024-09-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
your > statement. Just the way you would if you were balancing your checkbook. > > Hope this helps at all. To me you are doing extra, unnecessary work for > no gain. But then, we all have different needs. > Po > > On Sep 23, 2024, at 4:27 PM, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: >

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation question

2024-09-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Am Mo., 23. Sept. 2024 um 23:29 Uhr schrieb Maf. King : > On Monday, 23 September 2024 18:31:48 BST Boniforti Flavio wrote: > > Oh, ok! > > So I have to tick "R"econcile on the left part (Funds In) as well?! > Indeed, > > by doing so it lets me finish the r

Re: [GNC] How to handle a purchase I paid using money from two different sources?

2024-09-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
t; > On Sep 23, 2024, at 4:18 PM, Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > > > > Hi. > > As per the subject line: I bought an item for 4500 and paid 2000 with my > > credit card and 2500 by wire transfer. > > How should I proceed to correctly register this transacti

[GNC] How to handle a purchase I paid using money from two different sources?

2024-09-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Hi. As per the subject line: I bought an item for 4500 and paid 2000 with my credit card and 2500 by wire transfer. How should I proceed to correctly register this transaction? Thanks, F. https://www.instagram.com/boniforti_music https://soundcloud.com/boniforti_music https://bonny-j.bandcamp.com

Re: [GNC] How to record a transaction which covers a time period in the past which is not in GnuCash?

2024-09-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
effect of "undoing" the errors in the original entry, > but it's not as immediately clear as to how it should be entered. > > > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 1:16 PM Boniforti Flavio > wrote: > >> mmm... OK, so now it can get very tricky (at least for me

Re: [GNC] How to record a transaction which covers a time period in the past which is not in GnuCash?

2024-09-23 Thread Boniforti Flavio
Thank you Stan for your contribution. I understand that my questions are not GC-related ones, but instead more related to accounting. As I'm no accountant and I'm trying to use GC to keep track of my personal finances and my total wealth, I try to rely on this mailing list for help. So far it worke

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