How do I email my gnucash accounts to my accountant?

[Andrew Greig]

On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 12:00 -0500, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org
wrote:
> On Tue 22 January 13 12:03:02 Feidhlim Harty wrote:
> > Thanks Maf.,
> > 
> > That did the trick (for transfer between my computer and a laptop at
> any
> > rate - I've yet to give it to my accountant). When I receive the
> accounts
> > back from the accountant can I just open the file and save as my
> own,
> > over-wrighting the older set of accounts?
> > 
> 
> 
> Hi F?idhlim
> 
> Yes.  Gnucash remembers (or is supposed to!) which the last file was
> that you 
> had open, so just pay attention that you are working on the correct
> file.  
> 
> I usually start GC by clicking on the data file that I want, as I have
> 5 sets 
> of different books that I regularly work with. The most recent is not
> usually 
> the one I want! 
> 
> Best,
> Maf.

It all depends on whether you want your accountant to be a historian or
an adviser.  If you want a historian, then give him your gnucash main
file at any point of time.

Plan B could be to open an online storage account, Dropbox offer 2Gb for
free, and store your active main file in there.  I currently do this
with my Dad's business, which is run by my brother and me.  With the
data file in an online synchronised directory we can (only one at a
time) access the accounts from his place, my place, Dad's place,
anywhere with an Internet connection, we do avoid public hotspots.

You would only need to authorise your accountant to access your data
file with ReadOnly privileges.  He could generate reports to his hearts
content.  If anything needs fixing he could tell you how to fix it.
With read only access you minimise the risk of embezzlement, but if that
were a possibility, you should look for another accountant.

Viva la cloud.

Andrew Greig