
At the beginning of 2013, I had $4200 in my accumulation, and now in August, my accumulation fund has reached maturity. However, let’s say that since April of 2009, I’ve been saving up to buy a car, and it will cost $5000. This is a monthly profit of $100, so at the end of the year, my profit would show $1200. Lets say I will save $100 a month this year, by spending less than I earn each month. However, I find this idea a bit misleading.įor example, it is August 2013. Therefore, it gives a rough idea of how much money I’ve saved so far this year. The profit is calculated by subtracting YTD expenses from YTD income. On the main accounts page, it shows the grand total of all assets as well as the profit.

The summary bar appears above the status bar and includes information pertaining to the currently opened tab.
GNUCASH END OF YEAR HOW TO
How to filter transactions: View -> Filter By… Click the Status tab. Then, when I submit my next reimbursement, I use transaction filtering to narrow down the display to just the un-submitted reimbursements. Sometimes the reimbursements get cleared out of order because I have submitted them out of order. I mark a reimbursement as cleared once I’ve received the money back from the company. I’ve found this to be helpful when looking at a reimbursements account. Note the two checkboxes, Draw horizontal lines between rows, and Draw vertical lines between columns. Edit -> Preferences dialog, then the Register tab. Make the display a little less cluttered by removing the horizontal and vertical lines from the register view. I’m continuing to learn more about GnuCash in order to use it more effectively.
