calculating within transactions?

[Derek Atkins]

Yes and no.  There is no way to "store" an equation in a regular
transaction.  You can enter a simple formula into the register, but
the resulting value is what is retained, not the equation.

Your best bet is to use the scheduled transactions, where the formula
actually IS stored.  But be warned that there are lots of problems
with the scheduled transactions and in particular auto-posting. 

-derek

hymie! <hymie at lactose.smart.net> writes:

> Greetings.  Still a new user, learning all that gnucash can do for me.
> 
> Can gnucash do "spreadsheet"-style calculating within a transaction?
> 
> For example, my paycheck is divided into several deductions:
> * Federal Tax
> * State Tax
> * Social Security
> * Health Insurance
> * Retirement Plan
> * Net Pay
> 
> A few of these items (like my health insurance and retirement plan) are
> not counted in my taxable income.  So the other side of my transaction is
> divided into:
> * Income:Salary:Taxable
> * Income:Salary:Nontaxable
> 
> What I would like to do is automagically say
> * Income:Salary:Nontaxable = Health Insurance + Retirement Plan
> * Income:Salary:Taxable = (the sum of all entries) - Income.Salary.Taxable
> 
> Is this possible?
> 
> hymie!          http://www.smart.net/~hymowitz          hymie at lactose.smart.net
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