Category: Gnucash

In GnuCash, “adding a file” refers to the action of attaching an external file, like a scanned receipt or invoice image, to a specific transaction within your financial record, essentially linking a physical document to a digital transaction for easier reference and audit purposes.

In GnuCash, users can add additional information or details about a specific transaction, essentially acting as a memo or comment section to provide context beyond the basic transaction details; this note field is accessible for every transaction entered in GnuCash.

In this tutorial, I will cover how the GnuCash backup files work, and how to restore a backup file if you need to.

How to export the GnuCash chart of account data transactions to a CSV file and upload it to the spreadsheet software program of your choice such as Excel or Libreoffice Calc.

In this tutorial we will go over how to generate and edit the 3 essential end of year Financial Reports, used to evaluate the businesses performance over a given period of time. Each one provides a window into the company’s finances and is useful for completing your IRS business taxes.

In this tutorial I will show you Step-by-Step how to set up and manage Inventory cost of goods sold in GnuCash:

In GnuCash, “scheduling transactions” refers to the ability to set up recurring transactions that will automatically be added to your ledger on a predetermined schedule, like monthly bills or regular income, so you only need to enter the details once and GnuCash will generate them on the correct dates going forward; essentially, it’s a feature to streamline the process of recording repetitive financial Transactions.

In this tutorial I will show you how to reverse an accounts receivable transaction you recorded as paid. For example you recorded a customer payment, but the check bounced. In this tutorial I will show how to reverse the transaction and re-post it as an unpaid.

In GnuCash, a refund is a transaction that reverses a purchase. To process a refund, you can enter a transaction with the same transfer account as the original purchase, but with a payment amount instead of a charge amount. 

The sales tax tables are used to calculate and apply sales tax to customer invoices. It is used to help you to keep track of sales tax transactions collected on behalf of government agencies such as state and local. You can also use sales tax tables to calculate taxes for vendor bills.