[GNC] Cash flow basis (vs accrual basis) reporting

[John Ralls]

> On Mar 10, 2025, at 16:03, Todd Gould <gnucash at abilsoft.com> wrote:
> 
> I have noticed various older historic discussions regarding the lack of the
> ability to perform Cash Basis reporting - especially for small business
> purposes.
> 
> Is this feature on the development radar anywhere?  How can we get it
> prioritized more highly please?
> 
> In the meantime, as it seems to have not progressed for many years so far,
> are there any well-known/documented workarounds for this in the meantime?
> The lack of this is a key blocker for US based businesses that may be
> considering using this come tax filing and payroll accounting time.

GnuCash is Free software developed by volunteers who work on things they want to work on. As far as I know none of the (very small) core group has any interest in rewriting the business code to make cash-basis accounting easier. 

To get it prioritized, develop it yourself or find someone to develop it for you. You or they may submit it back to the GnuCash project via a Github PR if you’re so inclined. If not but you want to make it available for others be mindful of the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

With all of that out of the way, it’s not terribly hard to use the GnuCash business module for cash-basis accounting: Just don’t post your bills and invoices until you pay or are paid.

Regards,
John Ralls