[GNC] Thank you

[David T.]

Of course, one can currently set the accounting period for the OS user 
at Preferences->Accounting Period. ALthough not the same as per-book 
settings, it is nonetheless a useful option for many.

On 9/4/2019 8:08 PM, Christopher Lam wrote:
> FWIW in the 4.x series it is planned to allow a book-specific
> accounting-period, so, one can select (e.g. 30-June for Australia, 5-April
> for UK, or another arbitrary date) an eofy date, and reports should be able
> to pick 'current-FY' or 'previous-FY' as report dates...
>
> On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 at 13:56, Doug <lemans4 at internode.on.net> wrote:
>
>> Adrien,
>>   one thing that would help in Australia is in the setup to be able to set
>> the year start as 1 July, & end as 30 June.
>> Currently the only options are the beginning of the year, monthly,
>> quarterly, or absolute.
>>   I usually use absolute, resetting each year.
>>
>> regards, Doug
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 23:09:55 +1000
>> Doug <lemans4 at internode.on.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Adrien. Every year I need to send my data to my accountant who
>> does not (yet) use Gnucash. I did not have any success exporting to .qif
>> files: not sure why. (Would not read into Quickbooks)
>>> I thought a spreadsheet might be better way to go.
>>>
>>>   This is a new accountant because my last accountant retired (at 85! &
>> still runs a farm: tough people these rural folk). Previously I supplied
>> hard copy reports because they were old-school.
>>> The new accountant is quite happy for electronic version, but last year
>> I had no success with her reading my files.
>>> Basically, I have always prepared a report on each account for the 12
>> months which detail my tax deductible transactions.
>>> I am no accountant, & even tho I have used Gnucash for years, I still
>> have issues every tax year but usually bumble through.
>>> regards, Doug
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 13:14:05 -0500
>>> Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Regarding the export,
>>>>
>>>> What is the purpose of the export and what data are you trying to get
>> out? (there might be a way to craft a report in GnuCash that shows the same
>> info)
>>>> What are the steps you are currently taking to do the export?
>> (copy/paste/save report results or export -> CSV)
>>>> Finally, what spreadsheet app are you using to read the exported data?
>> (Libreoffice Calc, Gnumeric, something else?)
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Adrien
>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 3, 2019 w36d246, at 7:26 AM, Doug <lemans4 at internode.on.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had little success exporting successfully to a spreadsheet,
>> but that is probably my lack of skills. One advantage of the full history
>> of the accounts is when a property is sold: all the old figures are at your
>> fingertips which is much easier than the other well known commercial
>> products (which do not easily run on Linux anyway). I am a PCLinuxOS user,
>> also for many years (Easy to use & recommended too).
>>>>>
>>>>> I also would like to thank the developers. I have seen the
>> advancements over the years. The program is now far more polished than the
>> early versions. I have had hiccups, but never lost any data in 25 years!
>>>>> regards, Doug (Nth Coast, NSW, Australia, near Byron Bay. Someone
>> has to put up with this lifestyle: sunny one day & perfect the next!)
>>>>
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