Accounts are set up identical in ver 2.2.6 and 4.1.2. The "reverse sign" preference is set as credit in both versions. The transaction report is identical in both versions other than the Total dollars being positive in the expense section in ver 4.1.2 vs dollars being negative in 2.6.6
Thanks Joe -----Original Message----- From: Derek Atkins <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 4:56 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Report HI, On Thu, December 8, 2022 7:32 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Hope this explains it better > > > > > > There are two accounts in the transaction report > > > > Expense Type A/Payable An A/Payable account is not an expense. It is a liability. > > Income Type Bank Similarly, a Bank account is not an income. > > > > In the expense account register transactions show as a positive number > in the payment/debit column and the balance column is a negative > number that augments negative as transaction are added. It sounds like your accounts are not set up correctly. > > > > In the Income account register transactions show as a positive number > in the deposit/debit column and the balance column is a positive > number that augments positive as transaction are added. Yes, because it's not Income, it is a Bank that you "labeled" Income. And yes, in a Bank account, a debit increases the account value/total. > > > > The report is a simple one that shows all expense transactions form > the Expense Account as a debit/payment negative dollar amount and all > transactions from the Income Account as a debit/deposit positive > dollar amount. So in the end my grand total should be the negative sum > of all transactions in the Expense account minus the sum of all > positive transaction in the income account. > > > > Again, in ver 2.6.6 I get the desired results. In ver 4.1.2 the > expense account Totals show as a positive number so Instead of > subtracting expense from income they add together in the grand total.ie. > > > > Ver 2.6.1 Expense Total ($-1200) Income Total $2400 Grand total > $1200 > > Ver 4.1.2 Expense Total $1200 Income Total $2400 Grand > total > $3600 You might want to check the value of your "reverse sign" preference. I suspect it's not the same. > > > > Thanks > > Joe > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 [email protected] www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: 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.
