[GNC] Transaction Date issues during import OFX file (TD Bank)

David Carlson david.carlson.417 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 11 16:33:57 EST 2022


That -5 EST relates local time to universal time and may come into play if
the local computer clock is not set to the local time zone.  Usually it
clarifies the source time reference of the data.

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 2:07 PM Jean Laroche <ripngo at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I wonder what happens if the "[-5:EST]" gets removed.  The dates seem to
> have 0200 as their time; subtracting 5 hours from that would return -3
> o'clock (and presumably shift the date back one).
>
> You could do a test where you modify your OFX file to remove [-5:EST]
> from all transactions (you can do that easily in an editor), then try to
> import it and see whether this fixes the dates.
>
> After that the question is whether that [-5:EST] is valid or not.
> Jean
>
>
> On 1/11/22 11:59 AM, D. via gnucash-user wrote:
> > But EFT transactions (which are the bulk of my txns these days)
> shouldn't get shifted around much at all. I'd be miffed if every EFT entry
> were a day off.
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > From: Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com>
> > Sent: Tue Jan 11 13:33:51 EST 2022
> > To: "D." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "gnucash-user at gnucash.org" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> > Subject: Re: Re: [GNC] Transaction Date issues during import OFX file
> (TD Bank)
> >
> > I find my dates usualy do not agree with the bank dates.  I record
> credit card bills when I pay them (electronically) and they are recorded by
> the payee on the same date.  However, they usually hit my bank the next
> banking day.  This isn't and shouldn't be a problem or concern.  Actual
> physical checks take even longer to show up at the bank.  This is all
> normal.
> >
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Gyle McCollam
> >
> > Gyle McCollam
> >
> > 609.680.2326                     Mobile
> >
> > gmccollam at live.com<mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com>           email
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org>
> on behalf of D. via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 1:20 PM
> > To: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> > Cc: GnuCash <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Date issues during import OFX file (TD
> Bank)
> >
> > I'd be annoyed at the shift.
> >
> > I wonder what happens if the "[-5:EST]" gets removed.  The dates seem to
> have 0200 as their time; subtracting 5 hours from that would return -3
> o'clock (and presumably shift the date back one).
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Tue Jan 11 12:53:59 EST 2022
> > To: "xraive ." <xraive at hotmail.com>
> > Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Date issues during import OFX file (TD
> Bank)
> >
> > Your bank creates the Ofx file.   Gnucash just accepts what they give
> you.
> > Sometimes it may appear to be incorrect when it is a misunderstanding
> about
> > whether transactions are posted on the same day they occur.
> >
> > Does it really make a difference?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 10:12 AM xraive . <xraive at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I downloaded transactions from my bank (TD) in Canada and when I tried
> >> importing the file into GNUCASH all the dates were set to one day
> earlier
> >> then the actual transactions.  I'm including sample transactions below.
> >>
> >> OFX file imported to GNUCASH
> >>
> >> <STMTTRN>
> >> <TRNTYPE>DEBIT
> >> <DTPOSTED>20210722020000[-5:EST]
> >> <TRNAMT>-14.64
> >> <FITID>21203175847980020
> >> <NAME>Best Buy
> >> </STMTTRN>
> >> <STMTTRN>
> >> <TRNTYPE>CREDIT
> >> <DTPOSTED>20210726020000[-5:EST]
> >> <TRNAMT>21.83
> >> <FITID>21207193333980010
> >> <NAME>Home Depot
> >> </STMTTRN>
> >>
> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  If you need additional
> information
> >> please let me know.
> >>
> >> Thanks
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