Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-06-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
First, please always reply to the list, not solely to individual users. Not all of us are available, or even can help further in some cases. Keeping all discussion on the list enables others to chime in, and others to benefit from the discussion. -- Second - to your CPA's response: That

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-19 Thread John Ralls
> On May 19, 2023, at 09:40, Michael or Penny Novack > wrote: > > On 5/18/2023 11:56 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> Per the documentation: >> >> >> 10.3.5.11. Trial Balance >> >> >> Trial Balance lists the ending balances in all accounts as of a particular >> date. It is

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-19 Thread NoobAlice
Just send him a trial balance AND the income statement and balance sheet. The "closed books" trial balance he wants is going to look similar to the balance sheet plus income statement stacked anyway, just without totals. The trial balance will let him see that nothing from the other two

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-19 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 5/18/2023 11:56 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: Per the documentation: 10.3.5.11. Trial Balance Trial Balance lists the ending balances in all accounts as of a particular date. It is typically run at the end of an accounting period and is primarily used to ensure that the total of

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
In the pen & paper days, the Trial Balance would effectively *appear* to be for just the current period (year) but that is only because Income & Expense accounts would be closed to Equity in prior years. (retained earnings, e.g.) With GnuCash, you don't have to zero these accounts as it can

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-19 Thread Rogier F. van Vlissingen
Thanks for that. I gotta have a serious talk with my accountant. He objected to the report and it sent me wondering. On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 11:56 PM David T. wrote: > Per the documentation: > > > 10.3.5.11. Trial Balance > > > Trial Balance lists the ending balances in all accounts as of a

Re: [GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Per the documentation: 10.3.5.11. Trial Balance Trial Balance lists the ending balances in all accounts as of a particular date. It is typically run at the end of an accounting period and is primarily used to ensure that the total of all debits equals the total of all credits. By

[GNC] report cutoffs - Trial Balance opening date

2023-05-18 Thread Rogier F. van Vlissingen
somehow or other I had a discrepancy between my trial balance and my P and it turns out that the 22 trial balance is picking up transactions from 20 and 21. What I cannot figure out is where to set the opening date for the trial balance. ___