Confusion

[Cam Ellison]

On 25/08/15 10:25 AM, James Fuller wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> I finally gave up on using split transactions as I can't make them work for me on deposits.  I decided to make a deposit that needs to be split without trying to use splits.
> For example say I make a deposit for $100.00 of which $50.00 is from ticket income and $50.00
> Is from rod run entry fees.  The deposit shows $100.00 to ticket income.I then hit the transfer button and enter $50.00 in the from ticket income and $50.00 to rod run entry fees.
> Problem now is that ticket income has increased by $50.00 and rod run entry fees has been reduced by $50.00.
> What in the world is going on?  I just can't see why the postings should be reversed.
>
>
That is probably because you have one on each side of the ledger when 
they both must be on the same side.  If both are under Income, both will 
increase:

Income
     ----Tickets
     ----Rod Run Entry Fees

If one of those is under Assets or Expenses, an entry will cause a decrease.

HTH

Cam