Can't delete Imbalance account

[Mike or Penny Novack]

On 12/17/2015 2:02 AM, Dave H wrote:
> I also delete these any time they pop up - indicates I've stuffed something
> up when they suddenly show up - not obsessional at all though I do have a
> tidy mind :-)
>
> Cheers Dave H.
>
Can do it either way (look for presence of account or non-zero balance 
of account) and which you use might depend on whether you ALWAYS can fix 
the problem immediately.

I would normally use the latter method (leave accounts, note any 
balance) because in the case of organizational books I might not be in a 
position to IMMEDIATELY fix the problem. Might be needing to send an 
email to the rest of the executive committee or even the entire board of 
directors to see how folks want this handled.

Example: A transaction has appeared which indicates a new account should 
be added to the CoA rather than a miscellaneous expense, can see that 
this is just the first transaction of many future ones for this new 
category. But where in the CoA do they want this to appear? Sometimes 
that is obvious, I'd just make the decision (temporarily) on my own 
expecting my choice to be approved next meeting. But sometimes far from 
obvious.

Personal books or small business books? You might be wanting to call or 
send an email to your accountant or tax advisor to find out what to do. 
Note that people are sometimes sending messages to this list asking 
"what do I do with?". Meantime in Imbalance, yes?

Michael