[GNC] Rethinking the placeholder account concept (was: Re: Fwd: The two modules)

[Stephen M. Butler]

On 07/01/2018 06:05 PM, Christopher Lam wrote:
> Discussions are useful; but would anyone have an idealised template, or
> sample output that the balance sheet should produce? Idealy with the
> 'account-has-children-and-amounts' peculiarity?
> The balsheet in development will, ideally, replace the current (non-eguile)
> one.
> The existing one has amounts in the wrong columns, inflexible accountnames,
> no multiple date points reporting, no linkage with other reports.
> C

Say the broker account has some activity (cash- $200) and also has Stock
of $250 and Bonds of $150.

Assets
    yyyyy
    Broker                $200
        Stock             $250
        Bonds             $150
                          ------
                          $600
    xxxxxx

>
> On 2 July 2018 at 03:18, Christian Kluge <frakturfreak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Am 01.07.2018 um 01:57 schrieb DaveC49:
>>> Stephen John, Geert
>>>
>>> In accounting terms there are really only 3 basic account types:
>>>   Asset
>>>   Liability
>>>   Equity
>>>
>>> These all *must *satisfy the basic accounting equation Assets=Liabilities
>>> +Equity.
>>>
>>> The two sides of this equation are what the German /European system
>> defines
>>> as Activa and Passiva but these groupings are primarily reporting
>>> requirements not account heirarchy. Is there really a need to have an
>>> additional placeholder category as the reporting grouping can be readily
>>> defined from the existing basic account heirarchy structure?
>>>
>> In the German system active and passive are seen as the fundamental
>> account types. In the end it leads to the same result, but I get your
>> point of view.
>>
>> Hovever I would suggest make changes to the balance sheet report to be
>> able to produce European reports.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Christian Kluge
>>
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