[GNC] Question about transfers

[Brad]

I like the idea of using sub-accounts.  I will test it out and report back.
Thanks.

On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 7:37 PM David H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brad,
>
> If I were to do this I think I'd look at creating sub-accounts under the Transfer To account - i.e.
>
> Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account  >> Groceries
> Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account  >> Utilities
> Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account  >> etc
>
> This tells you how much you transferred to each and also includes the balance of the sub accounts in the Transfer To account.
>
> cheers David H.
>
>
>
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2022 at 07:39, Brad <gbewing3-gnu at bewing3.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I am new to GnuCash and to this list.  I am a long, long time Quicken
>> user who has finally gotten fed up with Quicken and I am in the midst
>> of converting to GnuCash.
>>
>> My question is regarding transfer of funds from one account to
>> another.  I want to transfer funds from one account to another, but I
>> also want to track the transfer amount against an expense account so I
>> can keep track separately of how much I have transferred for different
>> reasons.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas?  I'm guessing it involves a split transaction
>> of some sort, but I can't figure out what the pieces of the split look
>> like.
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>> Brad
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