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</li>
<li><b> <a href="xacc-reports.html">Reports</a>.</b> Display
or output as HTML Balance, Transaction, andProfit/Loss reports,
or output as HTML Balance, Transaction, and Profit/Loss reports,
as well as graphical account balance tracking (requires gnuplot).</li>
</ul>

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Type</b></a>.</p>
<p> The <b>Currency</b> field should typically be a <a href=
"xacc-currency.html#ISOCURR"> three-letter ISO curency code</a>
"xacc-currency.html#ISOCURR"> three-letter ISO currency code</a>
(<em>e.g.</em> - <tt> USD</tt> for U.S. Dollars). The <b>
Account Code</b> is a number that determines the <a href=
"xacc-groups.html#SORTORDER"> sort order</a> of the account
when it appears in a report or in the <a href=
"xacc-groups.html"><b>Chart of Accounts</b></a>.</p>
<p> The picure below shows an example for a stock or currency
trading account. Note that the Security field is not greyed
<p> The picture below shows an example for a stock or currency
trading account. Note that the Security field is not grayed
out, and that you can enter a value. That value is typically a
<a href="xacc-ticker.html"> stock-ticker</a> symbol, or a <a
href="xacc-currency.html#ISOCURR"> three-letter ISO currency

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<h1> Prepaid Expenses</h1>
<p> Analagous techniques are also used for expenses that are
prepaid.</p>
<p> Analogous techniques are also used for expenses that are
pre-paid.</p>
<p> If you have to pay out down six months of rent in advance,
that is treated as an "accrued asset."</p>

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<h1>Capital Gains - Asset Appreciation</h1>
<a name="appr"></a>
<p>Appreciaton of assets is, in general, a fairly tricky matter
<p>Appreciation of assets is, in general, a fairly tricky matter
to deal with. This is so because, for some sorts of assets, it
is difficult to correctly estimate an increase in value <em>
until you actually sell the asset.</em></p>
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market prices may be as simple as calling a broker and issuing
a <b> Market Order.</b></p>
<p> On the other hand, homes in your neighbourhood are sold
<p> On the other hand, homes in your neighborhood are sold
somewhat less often, such sales tend to involve expending
considerable effort, and involve negotiations, which means that
estimates are likely to be less precise. Similarly, selling a
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</li>
<li>
You were overoptimistic about the value of the painting.
You were over-optimistic about the value of the painting.
<p> Instead of the $16055 you thought the painting was
worth are only offered $15000. But you still decide to
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<h2>A word of caution</h2>
<p>Since depreciation and tax issues are closely related, you
may not always be free in chosing your preferred method. Fixing
may not always be free in choosing your preferred method. Fixing
wrong calculations will cost a whole lot more time and trouble
than getting the calculations right the first time, so if you
plan to depreciate assets, it is wise to make sure of the

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</ul>
<p>The engine links together all three of these values <tt>
(1.0, 150, 0.00667)</tt> permanently and makes it imposssible
(1.0, 150, 0.00667)</tt> permanently and makes it impossible
to change one without changing another, so that the grand total
is always zero, thereby guaranteeing satisfaction of the <a
href="xacc-double.html#IDENTITY"> double entry accounting

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<li><tt> } , ]</tt> increment month</li>
<li><tt> { , [</tt> decrment month</li>
<li><tt> { , [</tt> decrement month</li>
<li><tt> M , m</tt> begining of month</li>
<li><tt> M , m</tt> beginning of month</li>
<li><tt> H , h</tt> end of month</li>
<li><tt> Y , y</tt> begining of year</li>
<li><tt> Y , y</tt> beginning of year</li>
<li><tt> R , r</tt> end of year</li>

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</head>
<body>
<h1>Why Use Double Entry Accounting?</h1>
<p>If you are a beginner, a novice, you need double entry accounting
to help you avoid beginner mistakes. It will keep you from creating
an unauditable mess. It will make your life easier, and it will make
this software easier to understand and to use.
And if you are an experienced accountant, then you would only turn ill
at the thought of life without it.
<h1>What is Double Entry Accounting?</h1>
<p> Double entry bookkeeping is an accounting methodology

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</ul>
<p>If you specify multiple criteria in the search, all of the
criteria must be true for the transaction to be dispalyed.
criteria must be true for the transaction to be displayed.
<a name="accounts"><h3>Account searches</a></h3>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Account" and "My VISA Account" and then choose "All", only transfers
from Checking to Visa will be shown.
<p>If you select "Any" from the picker, transactions affecting any
selected avvount will be shown. For example, if you select "My
selected amount will be shown. For example, if you select "My
Checking Account" and "My VISA Account" and then choose "Any", your
entire checking account and your entire Visa account will be shown
together in the Search Results window.

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<body>
<h1>Preferences</h1>
<p>You can customize the behaviour of
<p>You can customize the behavior of
GnuCash by changing the settings in this dialog box.All settings
are automatically saved so changes are preserved for future
sessions.</p>

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<body>
<h1>Preferences</h1>
<p>You can customize the behaviour of
<p>You can customize the behavior of
GnuCash by changing the settings in this dialog box.All settings
are automatically saved so changes are preserved for future
sessions.</p>

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QIF files just don't contain enough information to completely and
accurately reconstruct your Quicken account hierarchy in the GnuCash
double entry system without some guessing by the import code and some
handholding by you. QIF files omit small things that can be easily
hand-holding by you. QIF files omit small things that can be easily
guessed (for instance, are numbers in decimal-radix [1,000.00 == 1000]
form or European comma-radix form [1.000,00 == 1000]? Are dates m/d/y
or y/m/d?) and big things that can't be easily guessed, like, for
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<p>QIF files are plain text files formatted as "tag-value" pairs.
At the beginning of each line there is a single character "tag"
followed immedately by the "value", which extends to the end of the
followed immediately by the "value", which extends to the end of the
line. Don't be afraid to pop up a QIF file in "less" or the text
editor of your choice if you are having problems getting some Quicken
data imported correctly; chances are a simple search-and-replace will
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answer; in that case, you will have to make a manual selection. You
probably know what the correct radix format is; if you're in the US or
the UK, it's definitely "decimal". Almost every QIF file I have seen
in the US is m/d/y for the date format, so try that if autodetect
in the US is m/d/y for the date format, so try that if auto-detect
doesn't work.
<p>To go back to a file that you have previously loaded, select
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<p>Brokerage accounts are really confusing to me. Basically, my
thinking is that the brokerage account itself should probably be a
Bank account. The only wierdness is in stuff like dividends paid from
Bank account. The only weirdness is in stuff like dividends paid from
securities to the brokerage account. If you're using a Dividend
account, you can lose the information about where the dividend came
from. The importer tries to save this information by putting the

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Import Files (QIF). (Note: Only Quicken Version 3.0 QIF has
been formally tested so far.)
<p> Note that the QIF format is representive of a somewhat
<p> Note that the QIF format is representative of a somewhat
peculiar data model that is not as expressive as one might
wish; it requires dumping out a separate data file for each
account, rather than permitting you to have one file that

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transactions from a bank statement. Enter a dollar amount from
your last bank statement in the box, and then click <tt>
OK</tt> . The window will then show all unreconciled
transactions since your last bank statment. The reconcile
transactions since your last bank statement. The reconcile
window looks like this:</p>
<p><br>
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should enter the transaction into GnuCash.</p>
<p> At the end of the month, you receive your bank statement,
perhaps including cancelled checks. At <em> that</em> point,
perhaps including canceled checks. At <em> that</em> point,
you should "reconcile" the account, that is, agree your
personal records to the documentation provided by the bank.</p>
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statement, you should click the field between the
description and payment fields, and it will then change
from <tt>n</tt> to <tt>c</tt>, indicating the transaction
has <b>c</b>leared.</p>
has <b>c</b>cleared.</p>
<p> You then repeat this for each item that appears on the
bank statement, verifying that the amounts match with the

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<p>If a GnuCash <a href="xacc-acctypes.html#stockacct">stock
account</a> is suitably configured, and the host computer is
connected to the internet, the program <tt>gnc-prices</tt> may
connected to the Internet, the program <tt>gnc-prices</tt> may
be used to load stock and mutual fund price quotes from various
web sites directly into GnuCash.</p>
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at the source sites (otherwise, somebody's reporting wrong
information!). If you choose Yahoo Europe, you should append the
market code for the security, such as PA for Paris, BE for
Berlin, etc. Example: 12150.PA (a Peugot security in the Paris
Berlin, etc. Example: 12150.PA (a Peugeot security in the Paris
market).
<li>Ensure that the currency of the account matches the source
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<tr>
<td>H</td>
<td>Hambourg</td>
<td>Hamburg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<table>
<caption>
Psuedo-symbols that can be used for TIAA-CREF quotes.
Pseudo-symbols that can be used for TIAA-CREF quotes.
</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Psuedo-symbol</th>
<th>Pseudo-symbol</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Stock</td>
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<p>Running this command will print various diagnostic messages
to the screen while it loads data. It will work only when the
host computer is attached to the internet. It can function in
host computer is attached to the Internet. It can function in
conjunction with masquerading-style firewalls and proxy
servers.</p>
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trading days price data.</p>
<p>Thus, if <tt>gnc-prices</tt> is run on Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, only two price entires will be made: one
Sunday and Monday, only two price entries will be made: one
containing Friday's data, and one containing Monday's data,
since the Saturday and Sunday runs will only retrieve the
Friday closing price.</p>