Expense transactions from liability account, wrong total in cash flow.

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Yes Man <re9vision at gmail.com> writes:

> Cash Flow report shows wrong total for expenses made via libility account.
>
> I set up a liability account to track money owed to my girlfriend.
>
> She buys me gas.
> I enter transaction in liability account,
> $67 expenses:auto:gas
>
> So the liability account shows I owe her, $67
>
> If I open the tab for expenses:auto:gas it shows correct total.
>
> But if I open Cash Flow, it shows zero.
> The date range is correct, and the account selection is correct.
> When I enter expense transaction from an assett account it shows up
> correctly.
>
> How can I fix this?

Run the correct report for the info you want.  The Cash flow is correct
showing $0, because you haven't actually paid anything.  When you pay
your friend back (Cash -> Liability) then the Cash Flow report will show
that flow.

For what you want you should run a Profit & Loss (or Income Statement)
report.  This will show you the total income and expenses you incurred,
regardless of whether they came from Cash or Liability.

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-derek

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