I suggest you follow the tutorial in the Concepts Guide available at
*https://gnucash.org/docs.phtml. It is worth reading through
particularly Chapter 2, studying the examples and actually setting up
the sample files (gcashdata_xxx) to get a really good hands-on feel for
the structure and mechanics. Once you do that it could make it easier to
pose specific questions. These same "lessons" are available through the
tutorial and concepts in the Help while running Gnucash but viewing and
navigation was easier by downloading the PDF available in the link
provided.*
*Regards*
On 5/3/2026 9:32 PM, Clint Chaplin wrote:
I'm fairly new to double-entry bookkeeping, but I think I understand the
general principle, but when it comes to setting up a chart of accounts, it
feels like there are so many ways to set up the tree structure, starting
with what is at the higher levels vs. lower levels, and most trees are
workable. I realize this email list is about GnuChash, which will be used
to instantiate whatever chart I develop, and so is not the correct place to
be asking my questions.
Does anybody have a pointer to a place where I can ask questions about
account charts and structures, and get some real world perspectives on what
worked and what didn't? And what may be GAAP and what isn't?
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