missing account category

[J. Alex Aycinena]

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Rick <dtv.shopping at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 8/6/2010 12:21 PM, J. Alex Aycinena wrote:
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: drivel<dtv.shopping at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 22:49:05 -0700 (PDT)
>>> Subject: missing account category
>>>
>>> For simplicity I would like my business expense accounts to be the same
>>> as
>>> those on a 1040 Schedule C.  However, one of the Schedule C items is
>>> missing
>>> from gnucash, "contract labor".  I have a lot of contract labor expenses.
>>> Why is this item missing from gnucash's list of tax related accounts?
>>>
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>>
>> The US Tax categories have been updated (which includes your item
>> above) in the development version and will appear in version 2.4
>> which, hopefully, will be released in a month or two. You don't say
>> but presumably you are using version 2.2.9? You have three options: 1.
>> wait until the new release. 2. use the development version
>> (discouraged) which has the update, bearing in mind that it is
>> considered unstable and therefore risky prior to official release. 3.
>> if you are comfortable with programming in general, add that
>> particular item to your installed version by modifying the file
>> 'txf.scm', using other entries as a guide, and code value 'N685'.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>
> Thanks.  This is exactly the information I was looking for.  I will be
> waiting for version 2.4.
>
>

You should copy your communication to the list.

Alex