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Replace starting balance with opening balance.
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Add comma to the numbers over 1000.
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usamimikamen-sk committed Jul 14, 2021
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<para>In the first transaction row, enter a date (e.g.: March, 1, 2006), a description (e.g.:
<quote>Opening Balance</quote>), click on the <guilabel>Transfer</guilabel> pop-up menu and
select <emphasis>Equity:Opening Balances</emphasis>, add a deposit value of $1000, and press
select <emphasis>Equity:Opening Balances</emphasis>, add a deposit value of $1,000, and press
the <keycap function="enter">Enter</keycap> key. The account register should now appear
similar to this figure:
</para>
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</textobject>

<caption>
<para>This image shows <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> - Register after inserting a starting value
<para>This image shows the <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> register after inserting the opening balance
transaction.
</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>Setting the starting balances of an account is an example of a simple two account transaction. In
<para>Setting the opening balances of an account is an example of a simple two account transaction. In
this case, affecting the <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> and the
<emphasis>Equity:Opening Balances</emphasis> accounts.
</para>
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<para>As shown earlier in <xref linkend="txns-registers-twoaccount2"/> with the
<emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> account, the starting balances in an account are
typically assigned to a special account called <emphasis>Equity:Opening Balance</emphasis>.
To start filling in this chart of account, begin by setting the starting balances for the
accounts. Assume that there is $1000 in the savings account and $500 charged on the credit
To start filling in this chart of accounts, begin by setting the opening balances for the
accounts. Assume that there is $1,000 in the savings account and $500 charged on the credit
card.
</para>

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<listitem>
<para>From the <emphasis>Assets:Savings</emphasis> account register window, enter a basic 2 account
transaction to set your starting balance to $1000, transferred from
transaction to set your opening balance to $1,000, transferred from
<emphasis>Equity:Opening Balance</emphasis>. Remember, basic transactions transfer money
from a source account to a destination account. Record the transaction (press the
<keycap function="enter">Enter</keycap> key, or click on the
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<listitem>
<para>From the <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> account register window, enter a basic 2 account
transaction to set your starting balance to $1000, transferred from
transaction to set your opening balance to $1,000, transferred from
<emphasis>Equity:Opening Balance</emphasis>.
</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>From the <emphasis>Liabilities:Visa</emphasis> account register window, enter a basic 2 account
transaction to set your starting balance to $500, transferred from
transaction to set your opening balance to $500, transferred from
<emphasis>Equity:Opening Balance</emphasis>. This is done by entering the $500 as a
<guilabel>charge</guilabel> in the <emphasis>Visa</emphasis> account (or
<guilabel>decrease</guilabel> in the <emphasis>Opening Balance</emphasis> account),
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the description of this transaction on the first line (e.g.: <quote>Employers R
Us</quote>), as well as the date (14 March). In the <quote>split</quote> line below
this, enter the deposit into <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> (e.g.:$670). Follow
this with the various tax deposits (<emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis> (e.g.: $670),
<emphasis>Expenses:Taxes:Federal</emphasis> account (e.g.: $180),
this with the various tax deposits (<emphasis>Expenses:Taxes:Federal</emphasis> account (e.g.: $180),
<emphasis>Expenses:Taxes:Medicare</emphasis> account (e.g.: $90), and
<emphasis>Expenses:Taxes:Social Security</emphasis> account (e.g.: $60)) and lastly the
gross total of your paycheck (e.g.: $1000) as a withdrawal transfer from
gross total of your paycheck (e.g.: $1,000) as a withdrawal transfer from
<emphasis>Income:Salary</emphasis>.
</para>
</listitem>
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