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gingko asked a question in The Infinite Kind on January 09, 2009 20:43:

Why are deposits turning negative on chart?

When I record a split deposit to my checking account, I put the amount in the "increase" column. This yields a positive number being recorded as a "deposit". Seems fine. But when I generate a report that includes that category, two problems occur. First, the deposit shows up on the report in the income section as a negative number (it should be a positive number). Second, the entire deposit shows up there, although only one part of the split was in this category, with the other items in the split being catgorised differently. I can't figure out what to do about this -- it makes bookkeeping impossible!

A comment on the question "How should I use categories for Rental Income and Expense situation?" in The Infinite Kind:

Thanks for sharing your system, Dave. When I accumulate more properties, I'll definitely follow suit. – gingko, on January 09, 2009 13:43

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gingko replied on January 09, 2009 00:22 to the question "How should I use categories for Rental Income and Expense situation?" in The Infinite Kind:

Thanks again, George, for going over all the steps so carefully for me. (That apple-click is really going to come in handy!) I really appreciate your help. You have solved my problem!

gingko marked one of George's replies in The Infinite Kind as useful. George replied to the question "How should I use categories for Rental Income and Expense situation?".

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A comment on the question "How should I use categories for Rental Income and Expense situation?" in The Infinite Kind:

Thanks for the very helpful reply, George. That's genius to use Sched E right in the cat name.

So, how do you get the report to print out all your Sched E items on one page? For me, the "Generate Report" menu lists all the expense categories first, followed by all the income ones. I can't select an item from the expense section and then one from the income section without also selecting the 100 intervening categories. This is what led me to try to make ONE category, with some expense and some income subcategories (which totally didn't work). Is there perhaps some basic thing I'm not understanding about how to choose items for a report?

Thanks again! – gingko, on January 08, 2009 14:49

gingko asked a question in The Infinite Kind on January 08, 2009 02:28:

How should I use categories for Rental Income and Expense situation?

I would like to enter information for my rental property including rent I receive, and maintenance costs, taxes, insurance, etc, that I pay. I am stymied as to whether "Rental Property" should be called an expense or an income category. I wanted to make one category of "Rental Property" with sub-categories for the various streams of money. But it seems that somehow they're getting all confused as to whether they're credits or debits. Any help?