Closing Books Issue

[Mark Phillips]

John,

Thanks for your suggestion.

How do I set an accounting period for the balance sheet report? I think it
covers from the first entry to the date of the balance sheet.

Mark
On Apr 24, 2014 12:05 PM, "John Ralls" <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

>
> On Apr 24, 2014, at 11:32 AM, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>
> wrote:
>
> > I closed the books at the start of 2013, and have an entry in an account
> > called Miscellaneous Expenses for $38.97 called "closing books" as part
> of
> > a split with lots of other entries. Time marches on, and I get to today.
> > The trust attorney (long story...don't ask) wants to get rid of this
> > account and move all the expenses to other more specific accounts. I did
> > what he asked, but now I have a balance of -38.97 in the Misc Expenses
> > account - ie the closing book entry. I must have had $38.97 in that
> account
> > at the start of 2013. What is the best way to unravel this $38.97, with
> the
> > goal of deleting this account.
>
> Delete the whole close books transaction and if you really want to, re-run
> "close books". Since all of the reports can be set to cover a specific
> accounting period there's no real need to do this in GnuCash, it's purely a
> matter of personal preference.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>