diff --git a/src/backend/Makefile.am b/src/backend/Makefile.am
index 28354fe234..0ce1affb26 100644
--- a/src/backend/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 SUBDIRS=file ${SQL_DIR} ${RPC_DIR}
 
-
+DIST_SUBDIRS=file postgres rpc
 
diff --git a/src/engine/Account.c b/src/engine/Account.c
index 97b96176f0..25f1cd7fa4 100644
--- a/src/engine/Account.c
+++ b/src/engine/Account.c
@@ -502,6 +502,15 @@ xaccAccountGetGUID (Account *account)
   return &account->guid;
 }
 
+GUID
+xaccAccountReturnGUID (Account *account)
+{
+  if (!account)
+    return *xaccGUIDNULL();
+
+  return account->guid;
+}
+
 /********************************************************************\
 \********************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/engine/Account.h b/src/engine/Account.h
index 382c468b0c..20a2609393 100644
--- a/src/engine/Account.h
+++ b/src/engine/Account.h
@@ -140,12 +140,15 @@ void xaccAccountSetSlots_nc(Account *account, kvp_frame *frame);
 /*
  * The xaccAccountGetGUID() subroutine will return the
  *    globally unique id associated with that account.
+ *    xaccAccountReturnGUID() returns the same as a
+ *    struct.
  *
  * The xaccAccountLookup() subroutine will return the
  *    account associated with the given id, or NULL
  *    if there is no such account.
  */
 const GUID * xaccAccountGetGUID (Account *account);
+GUID         xaccAccountReturnGUID (Account *account);
 Account    * xaccAccountLookup (const GUID *guid);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/engine/gw-engine-spec.scm b/src/engine/gw-engine-spec.scm
index f68942f58a..94db2732e6 100644
--- a/src/engine/gw-engine-spec.scm
+++ b/src/engine/gw-engine-spec.scm
@@ -847,6 +847,14 @@ description of the nature of a particular account.")
    '((<gnc:Account*> a) (<gw:bool> tax-related))
    "Set the tax-related flag of the account.")
 
+  (gw:wrap-function
+   mod
+   'gnc:account-get-guid
+   '<gnc:guid-scm>
+   "xaccAccountReturnGUID"
+   '((<gnc:Account*> a))
+   "Get the GUID of Account a.")
+
   (gw:wrap-function
    mod
    'gnc:account-get-type-string
diff --git a/src/scm/report-utilities.scm b/src/scm/report-utilities.scm
index 1de6d92705..c279b6ef54 100644
--- a/src/scm/report-utilities.scm
+++ b/src/scm/report-utilities.scm
@@ -19,16 +19,12 @@
 
 (gnc:support "report-utilities.scm")
 
-(define (gnc:amount->string amount info)
-  (d-gnc:amount->string-helper (exact->inexact amount) info))
-
-(define (gnc:commodity-amount->string amount info)
-  (gnc:amount->string-helper amount info))
+(define gnc:amount->string gnc:amount->string-helper)
 
 ;; pair is a list of one gnc:commodity and one gnc:numeric
 ;; value. Deprecated -- use <gnc-monetary> instead.
 (define (gnc:commodity-value->string pair)
-  (gnc:commodity-amount->string 
+  (gnc:amount->string 
    (cadr pair) (gnc:commodity-print-info (car pair) #t)))
 
 ;; Just for convenience. But in reports you should rather stick to the
diff --git a/src/scm/report/account-summary.scm b/src/scm/report/account-summary.scm
index 8c9d2f9c1a..c5eba1ea92 100644
--- a/src/scm/report/account-summary.scm
+++ b/src/scm/report/account-summary.scm
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 (use-modules (srfi srfi-1))
 
+(use-modules (gnucash gnc-module))
+(gnc:module-load "gnucash/engine" 0)
+
 ;; account summary report
 ;; prints a table of account information with clickable 
 ;; links to open the corresponding register window.
diff --git a/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm b/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
index eb9a4567f3..552475c2fa 100644
--- a/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
+++ b/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 (define-module (gnucash report hello-world))
 
+(use-modules (gnucash gnc-module))
+(gnc:module-load "gnucash/engine" 0)
+
 ;; This function will generate a set of options that GnuCash
 ;; will use to display a dialog where the user can select
 ;; values for your report's parameters.
@@ -396,7 +399,9 @@ new, totally cool report, consult the mailing list %s.")
          (gnc:html-markup/format
           (_ "The number option formatted as currency is %s.")
           (gnc:html-markup-b
-           (gnc:amount->string num-val (gnc:default-print-info #f)))))))
+           (gnc:amount->string
+            (gnc:make-gnc-numeric (inexact->exact num-val) 1)
+            (gnc:default-print-info #f)))))))
 
       ;; you can add as many objects as you want.  Here's another 
       ;; one.  We'll make a single-column table of the selected list 
diff --git a/src/scm/report/taxtxf.scm b/src/scm/report/taxtxf.scm
index 2d1032d0f0..5d8eb2e026 100644
--- a/src/scm/report/taxtxf.scm
+++ b/src/scm/report/taxtxf.scm
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
 (define-module (gnucash report taxtxf))
 
+(use-modules (gnucash gnc-module))
+(gnc:module-load "gnucash/engine" 0)
+
 (use-modules (srfi srfi-1))
 (use-modules (ice-9 slib))
 (require 'printf)