Excellent (thanks!) - I'm going to make use of hiding old accounts! On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 10:24 PM Gyle McCollam <[email protected]> wrote:
> After it is hidden you can still get to it by going to the accounts page, > "view/filter by", then select the "other" tab and click on "show hidden > accounts" > > Thank You, > > *Gyle McCollam* > > Gyle McCollam > > [email protected] <[email protected]> email > ------------------------------ > *From:* gnucash-user <[email protected]> > on behalf of R Losey <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 15, 2023 11:14 PM > *To:* G R Hewitt <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Deleting an account > > For old, unused accounts, say closed credit cards, I created a placeholder > in Credit Cards called "ZZZ_closed" and then edit the closed credit card to > make it's parent directory ZZZ_closed. That way, I keep all of the > transactions, but it isn't in the current list. > > Hiding sounds better, as long as there is some way to get at it after it is > hidden. > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 2:27 AM G R Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I agree with Michael on this, deleting accounts has a knock on effect > that > > isn't always apparent. > > In one firm I worked for, the GM took it upon himself to delete a load of > > customer accounts that were at zero when I was away. > > This was Sage Line 50, it totally screwed the accounts but was not > apparent > > at the time. > > Deleting the accounts is akin to tearing the pages out of a journal; best > > to 'hide' them as suggested. > > > > > > On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 23:32, Michael or Penny Novack < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 4/14/2023 4:51 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote: > > > > I have a fixed asset account for an automobile with subaccounts for > the > > > purchase cost and depreciation. I am selling this car and purchasing a > > new > > > car. How do I delete the old car from my COA without messing up the > > > financials as there have been debits and credits to the 2 subaccounts. > > The > > > parent account at this point has a zero balance as the vehicle is fully > > > depreciated. > > > > > > > You don't delete it (it would indeed mess up all those transactions) > > > > > > It's no longer needed, balance is zero, just HIDE it. Do note that if > > > you dispose of this fully depreciated asset for a gain, you will have a > > > capital gain to record that transaction << but that wouldn't involve > > > this account >> > > > > > > > > > Michael D Novack > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Richard Losey > [email protected] > Micah 6:8 > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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.
