Wrong balance for period (gnucash 2.2.9.4 on OS X)

[Mike or Penny Novack]

Brendan Simon wrote:

>I am using GnuCash 2.2.9 on OS X (2.2.9.4).
>
>I think this is bug would like confirmation please.  It looks like the
>Balance Period is displaying the wrong result.
>
>In the main accounts window/tab I have enabled the Balance and Balance
>(Period) columns.  I also have Total and Total (Period) enabled.
>
>My accounting period is 1-July-2005 to 30-June-2006 (Australian
>Financial/Fiscal Period).
>
>Account XYZ has a final entry on 12-May-2006 with a final balance of
>$6,718.06 (this is correct).
>
>In the Accounts Summary view, the account XYZ shows :-
>    $6,718.06    Balance
>    $1,931.07    Balance Period
>    $6,718.06    Total
>    $1,931.07    Total Period
>
>This would appear incorrect (at least to me).
>The Balance and Balance Period should show the same amount of $6,718.06
>as the last entry is within the Accounting Period.
>
>Is this a bug ??  or have I misunderstood something, or have I not
>configured something properly ??
>
>Thanks,
>Brendan.
>
>  
>

I think a misunderstanding. I don't use the "balance period" column 
myself because I do an annual "close the books" operation and so for my 
organization the "balance period" and "balance" have the same START 
date. This account, it's an "income" or "expense" type account, yes? You 
should not expect the balances of those accounts for "just the current 
period" and "from the beginning, all periods" to be the same. Not unless 
you do a periodic "close the books".

Michael D Novack

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