GST/VAT accounts [was 'Re: Newbie various']
Michael Hall
ninti at ninti.com
Thu Oct 30 12:54:16 CST 2003
Sorry, didn't realise that "making an acquisition" means the same thing as
"typing in a new transaction". I really am of ignorant of accounting terms and
practices. But committed to learning!
Mick
Quoting Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>:
> Michael Hall <ninti at ninti.com> writes:
>
> > "The downside is that all GST-related transactions have to be entered
> > as "splits". This isn't as bad as it sounds since GnuCash memorises
> > the "GST" part of the split and automatically selects the "GST
> > Credits" account when you are making an acquisition."
> >
> > How does this work, or how is it made to work?
>
> What do you mean? When you're in the register (not an Invoice or
> Bill) and you are typing in a new transaction, it will try to autofill
> from an existing one. If it auto-fills, it will copy all the splits
> from the previous instance. You just need to match the Description
> for autofill to take over.
>
> > Mick
>
> -derek
>
> --
> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
>
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