REVERSING TRANSACTIONS

[Frank H. Ellenberger]

Am 21.04.2017 um 17:57 schrieb David T. via gnucash-user:
> Maf.,
> 
> Nice definition. Mind if I add it to the Glossary?

Yes, and point the reader to "File Properties->Accounts->Day Treshold
for REad-Only Transactions"

Frank

> 
> David
> 
>> On Apr 21, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Friday, 21 April 2017 15:35:20 BST Jonathan Silvey wrote:
>>> Can anyone tells me where I can find out what a 'reversing transaction' is?
>>> I find the Help guides unhelpful because you can't use Control-F to find a
>>> phrase.
>>>
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>
>> In formal accounting, you never delete a transaction.  If you make a mistake, 
>> you use a reversing transaction to counter your error and re-enter the correct 
>> version.
>>
>> Others may be able to expand on that a bit more.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Maf.