Cal,

Think I've got it thanks to you. I found your response to
redlodge on 3/20/05. In it, you say to change the settings
to include deposits (since a negative expense is put in as
a deposit). Then, under the Categories tab, click Expense
categories and unclick transfers. Works perfectly in the
Reports section.

However, when I go back to the Home Page, I notice that
the settings I changed are not reflected on the Spending
by Category section. According to your response to Marcell
on 8/26/05, you said changes made to reports were not
reflected on the Home Page. Just as well -- I think by
deleting this chart from the Home Page it will load faster.

I guess I should have checked the archives before posting.

Thanks for your help (both past and present).

Cal,

Thanks for the quick response, but I'm not sure what you mean by "You should
try implementing the report settings that exist."

If I use the report called "Transactions by Category" it shows both the
positive and negative expenses properly (netting to zero). If I use the the
report "Spending by Category," the pie chart reflects only the positive
expenses, not the offsetting negative expenses.

I clicked on "Customize Report" but I don't see any report settings that
would affect this issue.

Thanks for your response.

In microsoft.public.money, jam3guitar wrote:

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You should try implementing the report settings that exist.

I'm hoping someone from Microsoft monitors this board so that they can fix
what I believe is a bug in the Money pie charts. I use Money Plus Deluxe,
but this is a problem that has consistently been in whatever version of Money
I've used throughout the years.

The issue is that expense pie charts do not reflect negative expenses
properly. For example, when I put in business expenses, the offsetting
reimbursements from my company (which go in as negative expenses) do not net
to zero on the pie charts. Let's say I have a business trip which cost
$1,000. I put the transaction in as a $1,000 business expense. When I get
my $1,000 reimbursement, I put this in as a negative $1,000 expense. The
category "Business Expenses" shows properly as $0 for the month on Money
expense reports, but shows as $1,000 for the pie charts.

I hope this can be fixed in future versions of the program.