bks

Installation

Install bks

$ npm install bks -g

Getting started

$ bks

First run

You will be prompted for a path to the data directory. Best to point this to a private repository.

Data structure

• (User dir)/.bksconfig

Contains only one field: dataDir wich points to where the data is.

Data directory

• config.yml
  Includes naming conventions with a warning about being careful when changing. All default / short code data goes in here, though once a transaction is created it will not rely on any data from this file.
• jobs
  • %JOBNUM% Job title
• io
  • YYY
    • in
    • out

Commands

Bks runs in an interactive shell

bks >> help

Lists all main commands

bks >> move

Change the data directory location

bks >> new out

Create a new expense

bks >> new in

Create a new income record

bks >> bas

Output a BAS statement

bks >> scour

Scour bank statements for income / outgoings

Release History

• v0.2.7 - Dependency updates and workarounds
• v0.2.1 - Export tax return as .xlsx file
• v0.1.9 - Allow ':X' input on boolean skip input
• v0.1.8 - Fix GST calculation error
• v0.1.7 - Scour formatting
• v0.1.6 - Scour improvements
• v0.1.1 - Initial release

Planned features

• In tax return, highlight capital purchase line items