Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-06-01 Thread R. Victor Klassen
In our jurisdiction farms are permitted to choose whether to use cash or accrual, and there are various tax advantages to using cash-based. Happily, December/January is the time of lightest business, so the difference isn’t huge when it comes to accounting. I do find I need to unpost and re-pos

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-06-01 Thread Mahon Finbar
All very understandable. It has always intrigued me how accountants deal with 'late payments' i.e. bills paid after the close of the year. If I understand the discussion, ongoing (accrual based) businesses are always behind when it comes to an analysis of the state of play, unless all invoices

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-05-31 Thread Howard M. Fried
On 5/31/21 9:08 PM, Alan Hopkins wrote: Hello Howard I agree with both Michaels - you need to understand the difference between accounting records & reports prepared on an accruals basis vs a cash basis. You should do some reading on basic accounting. GNUCash used for business uses the accrual

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-05-31 Thread Alan Hopkins
Hello Howard I agree with both Michaels - you need to understand the difference between accounting records & reports prepared on an accruals basis vs a cash basis. You should do some reading on basic accounting. GNUCash used for business uses the accrual basis - (invoices are regi

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-05-31 Thread Howard M. Fried
On 5/31/21 10:42 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: On 31 May 2021, at 15:10, Howard M. Fried wrote: I have several invoices that were issued in 2020 but paid in 2021. These funds are not included in a P&L report for 2021, apparently because the report is based on date of invoice issue, or have I miss

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-05-31 Thread Michael Hendry
> On 31 May 2021, at 15:10, Howard M. Fried wrote: > > I have several invoices that were issued in 2020 but paid in 2021. These > funds are not included in a P&L report for 2021, apparently because the > report is based on date of invoice issue, or have I missed something. > > Is it possible t

Re: [GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-05-31 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 5/31/2021 10:10 AM, Howard M. Fried wrote: I have several invoices that were issued in 2020 but paid in 2021. These funds are not included in a P&L report for 2021, apparently because the report is based on date of invoice issue, or have I missed something. Is it possible to get the 2020 S

[GNC] Question about Profit-Loss Report

2021-05-31 Thread Howard M. Fried
I have several invoices that were issued in 2020 but paid in 2021. These funds are not included in a P&L report for 2021, apparently because the report is based on date of invoice issue, or have I missed something. Is it possible to get the 2020 Sales that were paid in 2021 into the report fo