Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-26 Thread Brad
It looks like using sub-accounts to track amounts designated for a specific purpose going into and out of accounts will work great. Thanks everyone. Brad On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:14 AM Brad wrote: > > I like the idea of using sub-accounts. I will test it out and report back. > Thanks. > > On F

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-23 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 4/22/2022 11:35 PM, john wrote: Quicken isn't really an accounting app. Intuit's offering in that space is Quickbooks. That means that how you used Quicken isn't directly transferable to GnuCash. If being able to use a Free Software alternative to Quicken the same way you use Quicken is imp

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-23 Thread Brad
I like the idea of using sub-accounts. I will test it out and report back. Thanks. On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 7:37 PM David H wrote: > > Brad, > > If I were to do this I think I'd look at creating sub-accounts under the > Transfer To account - i.e. > > Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Accou

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread john
Quicken isn't really an accounting app. Intuit's offering in that space is Quickbooks. That means that how you used Quicken isn't directly transferable to GnuCash. If being able to use a Free Software alternative to Quicken the same way you use Quicken is important to you then have a look at KMy

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread David H
Brad, If I were to do this I think I'd look at creating sub-accounts under the Transfer To account - i.e. Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account >> Groceries Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account >> Utilities Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account >> etc This tells

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 4/22/2022 6:24 PM, Brad wrote: ...but I need an even number of entries to follow double-entry accounting rules. Two entries to transfer the funds from one account to another, and then one to show the funds going to the property tax expense. Oh, and I guess two more when I write the check

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread Brad
Thank you for the quick response. I do have some background in accounting and I have actually reviewed both the Tutorial and the full Help manual. So far I am liking QnuCash alot. It's just a matter of getting it to do some of the things I was doing in Quicken. So, you are pretty close to under

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread Stan Brown
On 2022-04-22 14:37, Brad wrote: > My question is regarding transfer of funds from one account to > another. I want to transfer funds from one account to another, but I > also want to track the transfer amount against an expense account so I > can keep track separately of how much I have transfe

Re: [GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread Derek Atkins
Hi, On Fri, April 22, 2022 5:37 pm, Brad wrote: > Hello, > I am new to GnuCash and to this list. I am a long, long time Quicken > user who has finally gotten fed up with Quicken and I am in the midst > of converting to GnuCash. > > My question is regarding transfer of funds from one account to >

[GNC] Question about transfers

2022-04-22 Thread Brad
Hello, I am new to GnuCash and to this list. I am a long, long time Quicken user who has finally gotten fed up with Quicken and I am in the midst of converting to GnuCash. My question is regarding transfer of funds from one account to another. I want to transfer funds from one account to another