Could this script be referenced somewhere in the GnuCash WIKI? David C
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 3:44 AM, David T. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > I’m sorry. Your original characterization was vague, and I didn’t > understand what your issue with that report was. I see what you are noting, > although it’s not something that bothers me. FWIW, I would probably dump > the report into a spreadsheet and munge the data there if the redundancies > were an issue. > > Nevertheless, thanks for sharing your script; perhaps it will help others > out! > > Cheers, > David > > > On Dec 15, 2017, at 8:22 PM, azalea4va <common17.nab...@azalea.name> > wrote: > > > > GnuCash - User mailing list wrote > >> If you have set the accounts as tax-related, why wouldn't you use the > Tax > >> Schedule Report? > > > > I thought I addressed that in my post when I said "I find the provided > "Tax > > Schedule Report" as being les than ideal in its presentation of the > > information I seek." > > > > Look at the attached screenshot where I have side-by-side the portions of > > the two reports information about "Tax Prep" expenses, tax-prep.png > > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t377531/tax-prep.png> . > The Tax > > Schedule report has 4 lines vs 1 in the Income Statement and the Tax > > Schedule is almost twice as wide. They convey the same USEFUL > information > > but the Tax Schedule takes almost 8 times the space. Additionally, > there is > > the "noise" of other info on the Tax Schedule that intereferes with > easily > > accessing the info I want. Please understand that this example is just > > showing one data item, so the "noise" is not a major issue. But when one > > looks at the entire report with hundreds of lines of output (most of it > > noise), then the noise really gets in the way. Yes the tax Schedule also > > gives the line number on the tax form. But that is useless info for > me. I > > use tax prep software so I am not dealing with line numbers in forms. > But > > also, it is not a number I can rely on as depending on the version of > > gnucash and the tax year, that number will not always be accurate. > > > > In addition, because of the lack of noise in the Income Statement, it is > > easy to copy/paste the tax-related data into a spreadsheet (or whatever). > > Yes, getting info out of gnucash for use in other things is something of > > value to me. For example, in a spreadsheet where I have an added column > that > > tracks if a data item will have a tax form being sent to me and if that > form > > has been received or not. The spreadsheet makes it easy to keep track of > > cross checking received form data with data in gnucash and data entered > into > > the tax return itself. > > > > So for those reasons, I find the Income Statement format more useful. I > am > > not saying the Income Statement is "better" for everyone, just that I > find > > it a useful alternative. Your mileage may vary. I offer the tool for > anyone > > who finds it of value. > > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User- > f1415819.html > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.