[GNC] Handling VISA Debit Accounts

[John Ralls]

> On May 7, 2018, at 6:37 AM, Mike or Penny Novack <stepbystepfarm at dialup4less.com> wrote:
> HOWEVER -- you have raised a more general question, perhaps misunderstanding something. The "built in default" accounts that come with gnucash CoA skeletons are just for convenience satisfying the needs of many new users. There is nothing magic about the types of accounts included, either that they would be necessary or sufficient. If you find you need another category of asset accounts (another sub tree under assets) simply add that. Same with liabilities and equity (and thus for income and expense).

That’s not quite right. The account *types* are hard coded and control program behavior: For example, types STOCK and FUND have a different register display from the rest. There is neither UI nor API for adding types.

Regards,
John Ralls