Best way to set up accounts
Robert Graham Merkel
rgmerk@mira.net
Sun, 17 Dec 2000 14:20:12 +1100
Red Snapper writes:
> First, thanks much for your labors, I love product!
> Please forgive too my poor English.
That's ok. I can't speak for the other developers, but I doubt
we speak your native language very well either :)
> My question is thusly as follows. Pretend, if you
> will, that you are me. Don't have long face, this
> will take scarce moments ;)! You have vanilla
> checking account which you use for grouping
> transactions from three real estate properties for
> renting. Soon you must report to uncle Sam about each
> property separately. There are some split
> transactions (e.g. pay landscaper with one check to
> service two landscapes!).
>
> To accomplish you might:
> a) create accounts e.g. "Expenses:Real Estate:Property
> A:Landscaping" and too "Expenses:Real Estate:Property
> B:Landscaping", but this weighs heavy on heart.
OK, this is what I would do. If I'm understanding you correctly,
this is a problem. Why is this a problem?
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Robert Merkel rgmerk@mira.net
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