Re: [CK-Ledger-users] accno ...

[C K Wu <ck...@ch...>]

Robert,

I've done a little web search on 'H.U.D. Section 8'.  The search engine comes
back with info on Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Program of
the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.  I suspect a person
in the US welfare or housing industry, after reading some of the abbreviations
in the attached Chart of Accounts (coupled with the ip address of your original
email) may be able to identify who your employer is.  So, be extra careful
about what you are sending to the ck-ledger-users list, which is very much
part of public record.  If I sound serious, I am.  Remember, Dr. Wen Ho Lee.
Afterall, Dr Lee is only backing up classified data, while what you are about
to do may be construed as exposing your employer's inferred operational
rules and procedures to the rest of the world.  [I have total confidence on US
attorneys' ability to dick up dirt and play with it in a court of law  :-( .
While,
we are all interested in contributing to the Open Source movement, it is
sometimes
necessary to protect our own interest against stupid lawyers.]  So, please,
modify the Chart of Accounts to erase any trace of your employer.  You
could still maintain characteristics that you need to work with subsequently, eg,

change Section 8 to Section Z.  In the index page of the Rental module, you
may like to add in a disclaimer indicating that the software is not related
to any real life company or organisation.  If your employer has a PR or External
Communication Department, it may be a good idea, to obtain clearance from
them for what you are about to do with ck-ledger.  Enough about stupid lawyers.

The account number is fine.  Lengthy account code can be a pain in
the neck for the person performing the actual journal entry coding/input.

At the same time, the account's category (I,E,.A,L,Q) and link field need to be
completed.  You could use the existing Chart as a guide when filling in
the link field.  At the moment, there is no hurry to establish a final
version of the new sample Chart.  Anyway, you'll probably find it
necessary to change the new sample Chart from time to time during
development.  I'll probably incorporate the new sample Chart into the
ck-ledger code only after the Rental module is completed.

Cheers,
CK

robert del huerto wrote:

> Hey, CK, what's your opinion on the account number?
>
> I asked our finance staff (they are not CPAs) if they knew of a reason to use
> more than just a 'fund', 'project', 'account' combination.  They couldn't
> think of one.  What do you think?
>
> I'm attaching a copy of our chart of accounts.  This does not include the
> funds and projects we are using.  I'll need to edit that before I send it to
> you.
>
> BTW, any errors in account numbers or descriptions are my fault.  I did a
> pretty quick editing job on the chart of accounts.  :)
>
> robert
>
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