About international currency...

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Tue May 27 11:45:58 CDT 2003


Gnucash will prompt you for the exchange rate if you make a multi-currency
transaction.  As for a tax, well, as with all taxes you need to enter it
manually as a split.  This can get a little complicated because the view
into the transaction is always from the current currency.

-derek

Patrick GELIN <patrick.gelin at free.fr> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I would like an advise how to manage international currency. I saw that
> I can create a count with EUR and an other with CHF and make transaction
> between them but it's not so simple... 
> 
> In fact, when I buy something in a foreign country my bank apply a rate,
> but if I take cash from a bank account it cost also a tax. How do I
> manage this tax in international transactions with gnucash ?
> 
> Thank.
> -- 
> Patrick Gelin
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