> you don't have a ledger account containing the value you actually have, like Actifs - Dettes, is this right?
Yeah, I have one, my checking account (Actifs:Chèques), because that's where my money actually is. If you want, you could probably create sub-accounts under checking. > You always have to calculate this value if you need to know? It's computed automatically by ledger when I run ledger bal, and it matches the amount I owe. > The other downside is that you always need to introduce 2 transactions, one when you invoice and another one when you get paid It really depends on your workflow; but it's not really necessary. I prefer it that way, though, so I see what my clients owe me. Le ven. 24 juil. 2015 à 08:38, Nathan Grigg <[email protected]> a écrit : > On Jul 23, 2015, at 00:34, Simão Mata <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My first thought was to write a transaction from Assets:Checkings, where > I get my salary, to Liabilities:OwedTax but then Assets:Checkings no longer > matches the exact value I have on my online banking. > > First, you definitely want Assets:Checking to match the actual checking > account. > > Second, this is an incorrect use of a Liabilities account, which should > almost always have a negative balance. > > What I do is write a transaction from Liabilities:OwedTaxes to > Expenses:Taxes. Then when it comes time to actually pay taxes, the > transaction goes from Assets:Checking to Liabilities:OwedTaxes which clears > out the balance. > > You also mention that a certain part of your Checking account is > unavailable to you because it is set aside for taxes. Rather than actually > moving money to a separate account (either in your ledger or at your > physical bank), you just add Assets + Liabilities (remember that > Liabilities are negative in Ledger) to see what funds are not yet set aside > to pay taxes (or other debts). > > Nathan > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ledger" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
