[GNC] Question about transfers

[Brad]

It looks like using sub-accounts to track amounts designated for a
specific purpose going into and out of accounts will work great.
Thanks everyone.
Brad

On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:14 AM Brad <gbewing3-gnu at bewing3.com> wrote:
>
> 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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