End of Year

[Cameron Thorne]

Does anyone on the list who uses the business subsystem run any sort
of End Of Year on their file?  How do you do it?  January 1st is fast
approaching, but I fear I will have to keep chugging along with a 5MiB
file as time goes on, adding about 170KiB/month. :(

My previous question on this topic is below.

-- Cameron

On 11/21/06, Cameron Thorne <cameronthorne at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know this comes up every quarter or so, and yes, I have read through
> the archived mailing lists and the wiki on this subject, but I need
> some specific help with how to run year-end on my file.  I think the
> feature in bug 106383 will be exactly what I need - once it gets
> turned on in one of the 2.x releases, but even then it is incomplete
> with regard to paid/closed invoices.
>
> I have been using my current file since January 1, 2004, so it now has
> almost 3 years of information in it.  The file is going on 5MB now,
> and growing fast since my finances are getting more and more
> complicated and as I use more of the Gnucash modules.  It has been
> suggested to me to run a year-end process, and start using one file
> per year to keep things tidy.  I like this idea since it lets me clean
> up deprecated accounts in my account tree, but all the usual simple
> methods (e.g. exporting your account tree and starting fresh) don't take
> into account the business module.  I have created-but-unposted
> invoices and unpaid invoices for both customers and vendors that span
> year-end.
>
> If I export my account tree to a new file, and use that new file, I
> will have to manually enter my starting balances (no big deal), and
> manually recreate all my invoices and jobs (arduous).  If I archive my
> current file and start with a copy, then manually delete the last
> three years of transactions and replace with a zeroing transaction
> (arduous), I will be able to maintain my invoices.  However, I will
> also maintain all old, closed/paid invoices as well, since there is no
> way to delete invoices from Gnucash.
>
> Old stock prices should also be cleared at year-end, and though there
> is already a way to do this easily within the application, it would be
> nice if it were part of any built-in year-end closing.
>
> So in short - is it possible to use one-file-per-year if you utilize
> the Gnucash business modules?  If so, how do you handle it?
>
> Is it appropriate to add the integration of business module invoice
> logic and stock/security price clearing to Bug 106383?
>
> Thanks as always.