a Quicken user tests out GnuCash...

[David Overton]

On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 06:26:54AM -0500, Thomas J. Baker wrote:
> 
> Also, gnucash likes to put all withdrawals last so if you're writing a
> check, doing a debit, etc., the withdrawal from the current account
> will be last. If it's a deposit to the current account, like a
> paycheck, it puts the deposit to the current account first followed by
> other deposits to other accounts (like taxes), and the withdrawal from
> the Income account last. 

I believe this is just standard accounting practice: in a journal entry
the debits should come before the credits so that's the way GnuCash
displays them.



David