New to list, couple of questions

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Sat Dec 4 15:14:26 EST 2004


"Kevin Ludovic" <kpludes at tds.net> writes:

> Hi, I've been using Gnucash since I loaded Mandrake 9.0 several years back.  Mostly
> use it for my home finances.  Learning as I go.  Love the program.  Couple of
> questions.
>  
> 1.  I've been using the SX function for quite some time to remind me of my
> recurring monthly billing and keep track of paychecks.  Just started to play with
> the formulas section.  I am trying to set up paychecks so that I just have to enter
> the gross amount and it calculates taxes and net.  Have figured out how to get the
> tax calculations, but am having a little trouble with the net calculation. Are
> there any guidelines to follow when setting up the calculations?  If so, I suggest
> the be added to the manual as this section is very vague.

Sorry, don't know about this part.  Maybe Josh can answer.

> 2.  Is there any way to reconcile just part of a transaction?  There are times when
> I have orderd items over the internet and becouse of  items being backordered the
> retailer only bills for items shipped.  When it comes time to reconcile I have had
> to reduce the amount of the original transaction and create a second transaction
> for the remaining.

Unfortunately, no.  You need to manually split the transaction and then
reconcile only the split that's happened.

-derek
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