[GNC] How to run Year End Procedures for the Tax Year (UK end 5 April 2023), and start new Data set for the New Tax Year starting 6 April 2023

[Michael or Penny Novack]

> That's certainly possible, and I agree it's much better than undoing
> things. But there's a very large caveat:
>
> When you open GnuCash, it opens the file you were working on most
> recently. So you need to be very sure that you have opened the file you
> intended to, after you have finished whatever you wanted to do with the
> pre-closing file.
>
> My advice: when you're working on the pre-closing file, don't close
> GnuCash. Instead, close that file, open your current file, and _then_
> close GnuCash.

Ah ...... probably because I maintain several sets of books under 
gnucash I am so used to always SELECTING what set of books I want 
gnucash to open that I forget many/most gnucash users do not realize 
that the behavior "open last set of books that was open" is optional. In 
other words, it is a default runtime parameter that can be overridden by 
passing a different parameter, a parameter telling gnucash NOT to begin 
by opening a file but just to open and wait for you to specify the file 
you want opened.

These days I am keeping few enough sets of books all that I usually work 
with fit on the "last open" selection list, but you can specify any by 
name (which is how you would get one no longer on that short list -- as 
would be the case were you opening the back-up* of a prior year, etc.

Michael D Novack

* A retired ex-pro, I'm rather fussy, and would treat that sort of 
backup "read only". If there were ANY chance of writing to it/altering 
it I would first make a copy and open that copy with gnucash. Normally 
MY copy of a back-up would be on re-writable storage and only the copy 
given into the custody of another organizational officer burned to DVD, 
etc.