How to make a "custom" expense report [was Re: Report customization nightmare]

[Andrew Sackville-West]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 08:47:58PM -0300, Daniel Trezub wrote:
> I think the whole question about the Gnucash Reports can be demoed by this
> statement:
> 
> Here are instructions to get a selection of *expenses* only in a text
> > based report for a specific time period:
> > 1. Click Reports -> Income & Expense -> *Income* Statement
> >
> 
> Nothing logic, I think. I know some of the developers could argue that it is
> logic, but it is not. If one is looking for an Expenses report, why in earth
> should he/she try the Income Statement??

simply standard accounting practice, as far as I know, to call a
report that summarizes income and expenses for a given time period an
Income Statement. This is also commonly called (and available in
gnucash, or at least it was) as the Profit & Loss report. 

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