# Account declarations mockups # not compatible with existing ledger/beancount syntax, just notes # cf #217 account # settings inherited by all accounts nosubs # by default disallow undeclared subaccounts account assets asset # assets and its subaccounts are asset accounts, by default account liabilities liability # this and subs are liability accounts account expenses expense # these are expense accounts account revenues revenue # revenue (income) accounts account equity equity # equity accounts account other assets # a special account, not one of the standard types # a shorter way to set the above account types. # The first five account names are the A/L/R/E/Q roots. account-roots assets liabilities revenues expenses equity other assets account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking real # this is a real-world account virtualsubs # subs are allowed, and will be considered virtual accounts account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking: # any subs of checking virtual # will be considered virtual account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking:* # using simple wild cards virtual account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:checking:.* # using regexps virtual account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:savings real virtualsubs # multiple keywords on one line account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:savings2 real, virtualsubs # comma separator ? account assets:business:bank:wells fargo:business checking virtualsubs account assets:personal:bank:wells fargo:business savings virtualsubs account liabilities:personal:tax:federal:2014 account expenses:personal:food account expenses:personal:food:dining account expenses:personal:food:groceries account expenses:personal:food:snacks ###################################################################### # v2 2015/7 The optional `accounts` directive defines the valid high-level accounts for all subsequent transactions (until another accounts directive). Usually there is one of these at the start of a journal. Accounts are written in short indented form, similar to a tree-mode balance report. accounts assets liabilities equity income expenses Subaccounts of the listed accounts are permitted, but not siblings. In this example, assets:checking:food would be permitted but assets:cheking would not. accounts assets checking cash liabilities credit card equity income expenses With the `only` modifier, subaccounts are not permitted, so only the exact accounts listed are valid. accounts assets checking savings cash liabilities credit card equity income salary expenses food home transport health insurance recreation travel tax The order in which accounts are listed determines their display order in reports. The first five top-level accounts are assumed to represent the standard top-level accounting categories: assets, liabilities, equity, income (revenue) and expenses.