Hi, Michael, am not using it, but if I don't mix up something here, Gnucash allready has some kind of Tax support with a "Tax" Box to mark in Bills an Invoices, and some Tax tables. The Help Menu has some more Information about that.
> Quoting Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Michael Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Before I proceed with contributing to the GnuCash project, I would like > > > > to > > > > > determine if there is any likelihood of modules or whatever being > > > developed > > > > to > > > > > handle GST/VAT type taxes in a straight forward manner (no splits, > > > etc). > > > > Is > > > > > anyone working on this area at the moment? > > > > It HAS to be handled as splits. That's the ONLY way it can be done. > > Otherwise there is no way to map the GST to a specific Transaction. > > Having said that, at this point nobody has stepped up to offer to > > implement a more integrated GST system. I personally have no plans to > > do this (without some big incentive). > > > > What we've got now _can_ handle it. It just isn't the > > easiest/prettiest. I suspect a few extra dialog/druids to help users > > set it up, and then a report to clean up at the end, would solve 95% > > of the problems I think there are. > > > > > I would like a solution within say six months > > > > And I'd like a pony.... This is a volunteer effort. If you don't > > like what you get, I'll give you triple your money back! > > > > > ... if I could write C and Scheme > > > i would start myself today. I would certainly be willing to help in > > > > whatever way > > > > > possible on such a project. > > > > Well, find someone who can? > > > > > I would appreciate any comments re where GnuCash is going with GST, > > > > because > > > > > other than its lack of direct support for GST, GnuCash is a great > > > product. > > > > It's > > > > > funny, I have consistently avoided anything related to finance and > > > > accounting > > > > > all my life, but now see it as the number one priority to advance the > > > > uptake of > > > > > Linux in small business and the wider community. > > > > If it were implemented cleanly I'd gladly apply the patches, but > > frankly I just don't see what needs to be done. A druid to help you > > set up the tax tables, and a report to give you the quarterly/yearly > > GST report... What else do you need? > > > > > Mick > > > > -derek Am Dienstag, 4. November 2003 06:57 schrieb Michael Hall: > Derek: > > Thankyou for your patience. I was certainly not intending to sound like I > was demanding a solution in six months ... the operative words were a > wishful "would like". I appreciate that GnuCash is a volunteer effort and > recognise that an enormous amount of great work has been done already. > > What I meant was that I would be happy to work (alone or as part of a > group) for six months to nail this GST thing (ie, making it easy and pretty > ... a 'no-brainer' if you like) if there was any interest in such a project > or likelihood of it happening. > > Splits may be the only way to do GST, but all the commercial packages here > in Australia just have a check box marked GST, then all amounts entered > while the box is checked are processed for GST automatically. We only have > two rates (0 and 10 percent) so it is pretty straight forward. I have > something that simple in mind. It might use splits behind the scenes, but > the user never has to think about it. > > Anyway, considering my skill set I think contributing to a web-based > solution might be a quicker way of achieving my goal of being able to say > to clients "Yes, Linux will do your GST" with no ifs or buts. The client > machines I have in mind will be attached to a Linux network server anyway. > > Sorry, but I am just keen to get working and trying to work out where my > effort is best spent. GST is a real log-jam in the adoption of Linux by > small business in Australia. > > Mick > _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
