Hi Promethean/GnuCash users, https://gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=help - "Chapter 5. Setting Up, Editing & Working with Accounts" of the GNUCash tutorial covers the questions you are asking about.
In addition: What version of GNUCash are you using? 5.10 is the current version - https://gnucash.org/download.phtml What Linux distro are you using? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux & https://distrowatch.com/ --- Thanks, Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ & https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison On 2025-01-13 09:33, Steve Butler wrote: > The answers depend on how you want to proceed. If the two Bitcoin accounts > are separate businesses, then you may want to keep their transactions in > their own file (sorta like having different spreadsheets) but using the > same program. > > However, if these are all personal accounts, then just set them up as > different accounts under your main asset account in the same file (or > accounting book). > > It may make more sense to lay out your chart of accounts (COA) on paper > first. Use one sheet for all things/accounts considered as an ASSET. > Different sheet for INCOME, a third for EXPENSES and the fourth for > LIABILITIES. > > That way you can move them around and group them as necessary to reflect > how you do life. > > Run it past your tax person so they are comfortable with how you organized > things for when you drop off your Balance Sheet and Income Statement. > > --Steve > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 09:02 promethean--- via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a very basic question. I am new to GnuCash since Quickbooks will >> not run on Linux and I want to have my own ledger as opposed to a cloud >> solution. >> I have three different banks that I have checking accounts with. One I use >> just for personal/household use. >> The other two I have set up specifically to fund Crypto transactions. >> How do I need (and how do I go about) set up these accounts? Do I need >> three different and separate GnuCash programs? Can I set up the three >> accounts within one program? Is there an alternative solution? >> What is the best way to go? >> Thank you for sharing your time and information. >> >> -- >> Secured with Tuta Mail: >> https://tuta.com/free-email >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
