Hal, Most such calculations are devilishly difficult to represent with 100% accuracy, which is why I have always opted to base my transactions on the statement, rather than try to anticipate what the finance company is going to come up with. David T
On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 12:10, Hal Vaughan<hal@hal.dance> wrote: For the past few years, for my business that is mostly about renovating or restoring houses and reselling them (not flipping - this work takes time), I’ve used a Python library I wrote myself to handle accounting. It was basically made up mostly of stuff I had, with a few new things added in. I would like to switch over to GnuCash. Luckily, since I’m at a slow point and between projects, I can do that without worrying about converting old data for older LLCs and projects. There’s one issue I’m not sure can be handled by GnuCash, so I’d like to find out about it before trying to switch over. I use a line of credit. Luckily the interest rate is basically constant. (There’s a slight flux, but not much.) The problem is its compounded and, of course, every time I withdraw money from the credit line or pay any back, the principal amount changes. I’m hoping, at this point, people are saying, "Oh, yeah, just do this…." But just in case there’s a need for clarification, if I withdraw $50,000 to purchase a house on January 1, then, on the 15th, withdraw $10,000 for roofing work, need to figure out the total owed to that credit line on 1/31, and the interest rate is 3%, then I have to figure compound interest on $50,000 at 3% from 1/1 to 1/15. Then I have to add $10,000 to that amount to calculate the interest on the $50,000 plus 15 days of interest, plus $10,000, plus the interest from the 15th to the 30th, at 3%, to get a clear number for what I owe. Can I have this done automatically on an account? If not, how can I easily keep track of this in GnuCash? Thank you! Hal _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- 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 To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
