Why are my VAT accounts

[andy]

On 30/09/15 16:18, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Andy (et al),
>
> John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> writes:
>
>>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:05 AM, andy <contact at acorncoopsupport.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> I'll ask my client if they still have a copy of the file pre
>>> upgrade. I only get their file at the end of year to do their
>>> reports. However I did set up their accounts with them and used the
>>> UK VAT Accounts option, did their accounts last year and the VAT
>>> appeared in the right reports.
>>>
>>> I've just tried to set up a new file (attached) I used the UK VAT
>>> Option and it automatically sets up VAT as an expense account and
>>> not a Liability (which it usually is even if actually a negative
>>> liability)
>>>
>>> I hope this helps. I am very happy to answer UK accounting questions
>>> to help develop GNUcash but I don't understand programming to help
>>> with that side.
>> Andy,
>>
>> Please copy the list on all replies.
>>
>> Thanks, I’ll have a look at the template. I still need to know from
>> what version of GnuCash your client upgraded to 2.6.7.
> Is this a new file that was created with new templates?  Or is it an old
> file that somehow, magically "changed" account types across the upgrade?
> I would be EXTREMELY surprised if it's the latter.  That would be a
> significant bug if existing accounts in an existing data file magically
> got changed across a version bump.
>
> IF, however, it's a new data file created from a new template....  Then
> yes, I could see there being changes to the templates over time that
> could cause confusion.
Thanks for the replies. I've asked my client for the version they 
upgraded from.

The first instance was an old file that was working fine last year when 
I received it. I then 'saved as' to create a new file and sent it back 
to them. At some point I upgraded and had to do a bit of work on their 
books and so got the file back. However when I sent it back to them they 
couldn't open it and needed to upgrade too. Once upgraded the file had 
the wrong account type (Thanks John for pointing that out).

I have since created new files using the UK VAT Accounts template and 
they automatically create VAT accounts as an expense rather than a 
liability. So I assume this is a problem with the templates in the upgrade.

cheers

andy






>
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
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