xfer between accounts question

[Derek Atkins]

Sorry.

-derek

bob belanger <robert.a.belanger at verizon.net> writes:

>    OK...
>
> I think I understand what you are saying.
>
> However.. using the number from my check makes no sense in the
> register for her checking account and will cause confusion when both
> checking accounts are using the same group of numbers.
>
> I guess I am locked up in that " I only have one check #2430, if it
> shows up more than once I have made a mistake"  rathole
>
> /bobb
>
> Derek Atkins wrote:
>> The check number is part of the transaction.  It shows up in all
>> views of the transaction.
>> The transaction is not a deposit; it's moving money from one account
>> to the other.  The transaction descriptions (including the 'number'
>> are the same for all sides of the transaction.
>> -derek
>> bob belanger <robert.a.belanger at verizon.net> writes:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I just started looking at stuff prior to doing my taxes and saw
>>>something that I thought was strange.
>>>
>>>It looks like I used the transfer button when I wrote a check to my
>>>wife so that she might place some cash in her checking account.
>>>
>>>The question is.. how come the check number the shows up in her
>>>account is the same as the check number in my account. Even better
>>><why> is there a check number in her account ?
>>>
>>>I would think that the transaction would show up as a deposit with no
>>>number. In fact, this will cause major confusion when her check
>>>numbers are in the same ball park as mine. i.e., duplicate check
>>>numbers, totaly different transactions.
>>>
>>>/bobb
>>>
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>>
>
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