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90 lines
3.4 KiB
HTML
90 lines
3.4 KiB
HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>About X-Accountant</title>
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</head>
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<body bgcolor=#eeeeee>
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<h1>About X-Accountant</h1>
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<hr>
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X-Accountant is a program to keep track of your finances. Some
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of the features are:
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<ul>
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<li> Multiple accounts, which can be open at
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the same time. Create one xacc account
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for each of your bank accounts.
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<li> Each account keeps a running balance and
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a reconciled balance, so you can keep track
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of the checks that have cleared your account.
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<li> A simple interface. If you can use the
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register in the back of your checkbook,
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you can use xacc.
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<li> Automatic account reconciling. At the end
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of the month, open up the reconcile window,
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enter your bank statement's ending balance,
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and check off the transactions that appear
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in the bank statement. This makes it easy
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to track down any discrepancies.
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<li> QuickFill... if you begin typing
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in the description field, and the text matches a
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previous transaction, hitting TAB will copy
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that previous transaction. Handy if you have
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similar transactions on a regular basis.
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<li>Stock/Mutual Fund Portfolios. Track stocks
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individually (one per account) or in portfolio
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of accounts (a group of accounts that can be
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displayed together).
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<li><a href="xacc-quicken.html">Quicken File Import</a>.
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Import Quicken Version 3.0 QIF files.
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</ul>
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<h2>Advanced Features</h2>
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X-Accountant offers some features not usually found
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in simpler accounting programs.
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<ul>
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<li>Sub-accounts: A master account can have a hierarchy
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of detail accounts underneath it. This allows similar
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account types (e.g. Cash, Bank, Stock) to be grouped
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into one master account (e.g. Assets).
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<li><a href="xacc-double.html">Double Entry</a>:
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Every transaction can appear in two
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accounts; one account is debited and the other is
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credited with exactly the same amount. With
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double-entry, a transaction edited in one window
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will be automatically updated in all other windows
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showing that transaction, and in both of the
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accounts.
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<li><a href="xacc-expense.html">Income/Expense Account Types
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(Categories)</a>. When used properly
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with the double-entry feature, these can be used
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to create both Balance Sheet and Profits & Losses
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reports. For example, savings account interest,
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stock dividends, or paychecks can be marked as
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both a deposit in a bank account, and as income in
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an Income account type, using the double-entry
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(transfer) feature. Similarly, credit card charges
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can be noted in the credit card account, as well
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as in a corresponding expense account.
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<li>General Ledger: Multiple accounts can be displayed
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in one register window at the same time. This can
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ease the trouble of tracking down typing/entry errors.
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It also provides a convenient way of viewing a
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portfolio of many stocks, by showing all transactions
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in that portfolio.
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</ul>
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<h2>Version</h2>
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This version is xacc-1.0b4
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<p>
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This is a beta development version with known
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minor user interface bugs and no known major bugs.
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It has been tested only lightly but seems to work.
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It is not believed to corrupt data.
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</body>
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</html>
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