Question to european gnucash users

[Jean-David Beyer]

Alex Barclay wrote:
> Fredrik Persson wrote:
> 
>> Hi!
>>
>> Forgive me if this question only applies to scandinavians, or maybe 
>> only swedes, even. It's about checks, or rather the lack of them.
>>
>> Is there any point at all in the reconcile concept, when we don't use 
>> checks at all? (The americans seems obsessed with those!)
>>
>> I use cash or a VISA card. My salary is directly deposited into my 
>> bank account. I never write checks, I never recieve checks. What is 
>> the point of reconciling?
>>
> I still want to know that everything worked out OK. Whilst in the UK I 
> went 5 years without writing a check.
> 
> Here in the US you can't get away from the damn things. Even the IRS 
> insists on sending them even though I would prefer they direct deposited 
> stuff.

Whuzzat? The IRS direct-deposited my tax refund into my checking account 
this year. I do not know about paper tax returns, but my 
electronically-filed return has a checkbox for direct deposit, and if 
checked, I must give my bank routing number and account number. That's it.
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