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From: cosmos@druhi.ATT.COM (Ronald A. Guest)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacMoney end of year
Keywords: MacMoney end-of-year
Message-ID: <3823@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 89 15:48:38 GMT
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Unfortunately, you are correct.  The MacMoney suggests ways of dealing with
the old year's outstanding transactions.  But, it ultimately results in the
need to use a little paper and pencil.  I use a method slightly different
than the ones suggested in the manual.  You can get by without paper, it
occurs to me, if you keep the old year accessible.  The method would be:
1) Update transactions in the prior year.
2) Use the custom report feature to get a list of all oustanding
transactions on each account (bank, credit card).  This tells you the total
$ of all outstanding transactions.
3) Update transactions in the current year and then do a reconcile.  The
amount you differ from the bank should be equal to the amount obtained in #2.

I think this would work, and not require any paper and pencil.  I may even
try it!

Ronald A. Guest, Supervisor     cosmos@druhi.ATT.COM  or  att!druhi!cosmos
AT&T Bell Laboratories          <--- but these are my thoughts, not theirs
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