Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-25 Thread Suresh Saragadam
Hi Buddha, I have attached my GNUCash Backup file of my site account which i entered using Mobile GNU Android App under single entry. there i created a an unpaid labour and unpaid material under liability type accounts, and paid materials and paid labour under expenses type accounts now my repor

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-25 Thread John Griessen
On 11/24/2017 08:29 AM, Mike or Penny Novack wrote: i am purchasing cement on credit(Loan) that is accounts payable i.e. liability Here i need to create liability account for cement under material expenses, but i am unable to create a liability account for cement under material expense account so

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-24 Thread Mike or Penny Novack
On 11/23/2017 10:07 PM, Suresh Saragadam wrote: Hi Buddha, Thanks for the reply,Now I understood may be it is not a general accounting practice. To my requirement i am not required to record double entry, I know that i am spending from my pocket there is no need for income or profit and loss sta

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-24 Thread Mike or Penny Novack
On 11/23/2017 2:17 PM, Suresh Saragadam wrote: I am working on a small construction work where i need to record my expenses for both material and men (labour) i am purchasing cement on credit(Loan) that is accounts payable i.e. liability Here i need to create liability account for cement under

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-23 Thread Buddha Buck
GnuCash is fundamentally a double-entry accounting program. If you don't want to do double-entry accounting, then GnuCash is not the tool for you. There are not any global settings to change it to a single-entry system. My question to you is: Your suggestion of putting a liability accounts payabl

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-23 Thread Suresh Saragadam
Hi Buddha, Thanks for the reply,Now I understood may be it is not a general accounting practice. To my requirement i am not required to record double entry, I know that i am spending from my pocket there is no need for income or profit and loss statement, I just want to track my Expenses. and acco

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-23 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Hi Suresh, there is a good reason why you can not mix this types of accounts. There are 2 different dimenstions in accounting: 1. What is your position at a specific point in the time? Assets, liabilites, equty express this. 2. What is your motion over a period of time? Income and expense expres

Re: Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-23 Thread Buddha Buck
You should talk to your accountant about how to set up your accounts to handle this type of transaction. Your proposed solution (a liability account under the concrete expense account) is not how I would do it, and I believe is generally not considered the proper method of doing it. Things may be d

Unable to create liability account under expense account

2017-11-23 Thread Suresh Saragadam
I am working on a small construction work where i need to record my expenses for both material and men (labour) Initially i need to create expense accounts for sand, stone,cement, under Total Material Expences Total Material Expences |_sand |_cement |_stone i am purchasing cement on credit(Loan