gnu cash v 2.6.19 on Mac OS X 10.13.3 Income Expense problem solved.

[Dave H]

No probs, glad you got it sorted.

Cheers Dave H

On 23 Feb. 2018 7:48 am, "Dan Carpenter" <danpcarpenter at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, it is now working. When I first set up the “Sales” top level I must
> have missed the account type somehow.  Thank you for your time.  I did
> check out the documentation but couldn’t find anything.
>
> Learning curves.
>
> Dan
>
> On Feb 22, 2018, at 4:42 PM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Select the new top level account entry as I said then look at the account
> types !!!!
>
> On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 7:05 am, Dan Carpenter <danpcarpenter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Dave H. for your quick response.
>>
>> The Account Type display box shows only:  Bank, Cash, Asset, Credit Card,
>> Liability, Stock, Mutual Fund, A/Receivable and A/Payable.
>>
>> “Expense" and “Income" are NOT showing up in the Account Type box.  That
>> is my question.  How do I fix that?
>>
>> <gnucash-acct-type.png>
>>
>>
>> kind regards, Dan
>>
>> On Feb 22, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Click on Accounts tab if not already the focus, click New icon (Create a
>> New Account), select "New top level account" in Parent Account listbox,
>> select "Expense" in Account Type listbox and click OK to create a top level
>> expense account, Then create your expense accounts under the top level
>> expense account just created.  Same holds good for Income Accounts.
>>
>> Easier to start with one of the pre-defined COA's and adjust to suit
>> perhaps :-)
>>
>> Cheers Dave H.
>>
>> On 23 February 2018 at 06:34, Dan Carpenter <dancarpenter at amtelecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> While attempting to set up a chart of accounts, account type does not
>>> include Income or Expense.  Is there a fix or a table I can update?
>>>
>>> Thank you.  I am testing this system for simple accounting/bookkeeping
>>> for a friend’s small business.
>>>
>>> Dan
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