Cash ledger reports

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

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Quoting Dave Smith <dave.smith at tstt.net.tt>:

>
>
> Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Dave Smith <dave.smith at tstt.net.tt> writes:
>>
>>> I've just started to use GnuCash for running some accounts for s 
>>> trade union. Our Government appointed auditor is requiring us to 
>>> produce reports in the form of a cash ledger. Is this possible? 
>>> I've been through all the default reports and searched this archive 
>>> and I can't see a answer.
>>
>> Maybe if you explain what a "Cash Ledger" looks like?  I've never
>> heard the term before.
>
> A Cash Ledger would have columns with budget heads and row giving 
> dates on which entries were made. The entry would be made on a 
> certain date and then allocated to one or more budget heads and 
> totaled on a daily basis horizontally and a budget head basis 
> vertically. My understanding is that this how things would be done 
> manually in the days before computers! Hope my description is clear.

"budget heads"?  Oh, categories.  I see.

No, I do not believe that any report like this exists in gnucash.  It
would be a simple matter of (scheme) programming to write such a report,
but at this point I dont think anyone has done it.

>>> Has any else found it necessary to produce reports in this formate 
>>> and found a solution?
>>
>> Well, gnucash does have a bunch of reports.. Have you tried them?
>
> Yes, I've looked at them all. They suit our purposes internally but 
> the the legal requirements of our Trade Union legislation which is 
> very old and doesn't seem to have heard of computers.

Silly "formatting legislation"..  :)

>>> Thanks for any comments/advice.

-derek

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