[GNC] Why is Licenses and Permits Charges, not Expenses?

[Howard M. Fried]

Spectacular, thank you Jim.  Your suggestion was the solution.  I would 
never have found it on my own.

Cheers,
Howard


On 4/24/22 11:28 AM, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 13:29:16 -0700
> From: Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC]  Why is ?Licenses and Permits? Charges, not
> 	Expenses?
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> On 2022-04-23 09:13, Howard M. Fried wrote:
> 
>> In my (business) account hierarchy, all Expenses are listed as
>> positive numbers (in black).? However, the Expense category Licenses
>> and Permits is displayed as a negative number (in red).? In the list
>> of transactions, the amount column is labeled Expenses for all
>> (in-use) expense categories, except Licenses and Permits, for which
>> the amount column is labeled Charges.
> 
> I suggest you double-check the Account Type for the "Licenses and
> Permits" account. You can do this from the Accounts tab, by clicking on
> the account and pressing the Edit button. An Edit Account dialogue
> appears. In the bottom left corner of this dialogue, there is a list,
> "Account Type". In an expense hierarchy, only the types Income and
> Expense will be listed. If Income is highlighted, change it to Expense.
> 
> The clue is that use of the term "Charges". In an Income account, the
> left amount column is titled "Charge", and the right is titled "Income".
> In an Expense account, the left amount column is titled "Expense", and
> the right is titled "Rebate".
> 
> Does this help?
> 
> Best regards,
>   ?? ?Jim DeLaHunt