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[David T.]

And, since we're in a clarifying mode, I'll note that placeholder accounts most certainly can contain transactions. You just can't (generally speaking*) add new transactions to a placeholder account. 

I have dozens of placeholder accounts with transactions in them-- for example, accounts that have been closed. Setting an account as a placeholder ensures that the account doesn't display in transfer account drop down windows. 

David T. 

* I've encountered corner cases where an action created a transaction in a placeholder account. I don't recall these at this moment. 

On May 27, 2026 3:26:59 AM GMT+05:30, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>Larry,
>
>Just to clarify because I've seen this general topic before: (on not being able to enter certain transactions)
>
>You can't enter transactions in the Top-Level accounts because they are placeholders. Placeholders are just that, they hold place in the account tree, but are not usable accounts that can hold transactions.
>
>All of the Top-Level accounts: Assets, Expenses, Income, Liabilities, Equity & Trading, are Placeholder accounts. Users have to create sub-accounts under these placeholders as types that match them. (it *is* possible to have mis-matched types in the tree, but not recommended)
>
>You can also create your own sub-account placeholders at various points in your account tree. Those can't hold transactions either.
>
>Regards,
>Adrien
>
>On 5/25/26 12:48 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote:
>> You most definitely can have transactions in an equity account. There's nothing special about them.
>
>> On May 25, 2026 4:34:14 PM GMT+05:30, Lawrence Whalen <lwhalen26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> David if you have the funds in an equity account how do you show they are drawn
>>> if you use them as far as I've seen so far you can't modify or use an
>>> equity account in gnucash for a transaction.
>
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