Credits befroe debits

[David Carlson]

On 7/19/2014 7:22 PM, Mike or Penny Novack wrote:
> It MIGHT make sense for this to be a gnucash option (with un numbered
> transactions for the same date, either debits first, credits first, or
> in order encountered).
>
> It is NOT unusual for a bank, for example, in the fine print to which
> you have agreed, have "credits first" or "debits first" specified for
> your account with them. It can also be the case that gnucash (or any
> other accounting package) would show a current account to be in
> overdraft condition when the banks says it never was. As far as
> gnucash is concerned, the money left the account when you wrote the
> check (that transaction date) but it won't leave your bank account
> till the check reaches the bank. AKA "float" when done intentionally.
>
> Michael
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Would it be possible to add a register option to sort Credits first,
Debits First, or none?  There is a similar issue within a transaction
for sorting split lines (or not) which should also be addressed at the
same time.

David C