Help with split postings

[John Ralls]

> On Jun 11, 2015, at 9:27 PM, James <james at plateautel.net> wrote:
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Jun 11, 2015, at 9:38 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>>> On Jun 11, 2015, at 7:19 PM, James Fuller <James at plateautel.net> wrote:
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>>> On 6/11/2015 7:11 PM, James Fuller wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I downloaded GnuCash a couple of weeks ago to use with our Vintage car club finances. Although I am no part of an accountant or
>>>> bookkeeper the package is so simple to use that I was up and running with no problem at all. I have encountered a problem with entering deposits as a split entry.  Can someone help me out?
>>> I neglected to say that I am running version 2.6.5 under windows 7 if it matters.
>>> JF
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>>>> an example is as follows:
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>>>> I want to make a $500.00 deposit.  The funds come from Sale of raffle tickets, 300.00, and from Miscellaneous income, $200.00
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>>>> I have read the instructions until I am blue in the face and can't make it happen.  Can someone give me simple one-two-three steps for such a deposit?
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>>>> I will be forever grateful.
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>> In this case it doesn’t matter.
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>> You’re really studied the Tutorial and Concepts Guide, in particular http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/txns-registers1.html#txns-registers-multiaccount2 and something doesn’t make sense or work right? What specifically are you trying and what is going wrong?
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>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
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>> Hello John,
>  I am trying to made a deposit.  My example above is what I am doing, but the amounts differ.
>  When I make the entry I enter a deposit in the checking account, then make entrys to the two expense accounts.  I wind up with a $1,000.00 increase in the checking account.
> Thank you for your reply.
> 

Please remember to copy the list on all replies: Use “reply all” or, if your mail client supports it, “reply list”.

Please also assure me that you have *carefully studied* the Tutorial and Concepts Guide.

Your transaction, when viewed from the checking account register, should have three splits that look something like:

									Deposits	Withdrawals
					Assets:Checking Account		  500.00      
					Income:Raffle Tickets				     300.00
					Income:Miscellaneous				     200.00

The example in the Tutorial and Concepts Guide, though having more splits, very clearly shows a similar arrangement.

Regards,
John Ralls