By the way, if you do find them reversed after being imported, just edit them to change the sign and make a mental note to do it the other way next time.
David Carlson On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 1:27 PM Stephen M. Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/13/19 12:43 AM, Anton Hughes wrote: > > Hello > > > > I'm trying to import my bank transactions, and generally this is working > > well. > > However, in the import wizard, on Import Preview screen, I'm asked to > > "select a deposit or withdrawal column". > > > > The problem is, the csv provided from bank has a single column for both. > A > > deposit is a positive number, and withdrawal is a negative number. > > > > Does it make significant difference if I chose either Deposit or > Withdrawal? > > > > Thanks > > Yes. Deposits are for when positive values denote a Debit to that account. > > Withdrawal is when positive values denote a Credit to the account. > > Debit accounts are: Assets and Expenses > > Credit accounts are: Liabilities, Equity, and Income > > So, if you pick the wrong one, you will find all your transactions being > reversed! > > -- > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > [email protected] > [email protected] > 253-350-0166 > ------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
