It looks like using sub-accounts to track amounts designated for a specific purpose going into and out of accounts will work great. Thanks everyone. Brad
On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:14 AM Brad <gbewing3-...@bewing3.com> wrote: > > I like the idea of using sub-accounts. I will test it out and report back. > Thanks. > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 7:37 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Brad, > > > > If I were to do this I think I'd look at creating sub-accounts under the > > Transfer To account - i.e. > > > > Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account >> Groceries > > Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account >> Utilities > > Assets >> Current Assets >> Transfer To Account >> etc > > > > This tells you how much you transferred to each and also includes the > > balance of the sub accounts in the Transfer To account. > > > > cheers David H. > > > > > > > > On Sat, 23 Apr 2022 at 07:39, Brad <gbewing3-...@bewing3.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> I am new to GnuCash and to this list. I am a long, long time Quicken > >> user who has finally gotten fed up with Quicken and I am in the midst > >> of converting to GnuCash. > >> > >> My question is regarding transfer of funds from one account to > >> another. I want to transfer funds from one account to another, but I > >> also want to track the transfer amount against an expense account so I > >> can keep track separately of how much I have transferred for different > >> reasons. > >> > >> Anyone have any ideas? I'm guessing it involves a split transaction > >> of some sort, but I can't figure out what the pieces of the split look > >> like. > >> Thanks in advance for your help. > >> Brad > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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.
