Bank account vs assets issue

[Derek Atkins]

Wouter van Marle <wouter at squirrel-systems.com> writes:

>     > - Assets
>     >       -- Bank account
>     >               -- Expenses/income my company
>     >               -- Expenses/income other company
>     
>     Um, Expenses aren't Assets.  They don't belong here.
>
> In so far: I do this to keep the sums in the bank account separate. These are
> sub-bank-accounts actually; so they DO belong there, as nothing gets charges
> against the second-level "Bank account". This as if there are two accounts in
> one.

Um, if that's the case then either:

  a) your accounts are misnamed, or
  b) you don't understand double-entry accounting.

I recommend you read the gnucash concepts guide

> Wouter.

-derek

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