A commenter on my question “End of financial year: closing transactions” declares:

I think this answer is going to get closed b/c accounting is off-topic on this site

Isn't it the case, though, that personal finance book-keeping entails discussion of accounting principles and practice? A flat “if it's about accounting it's off-topic” seems unworkable.

A commenter on my question “End of financial year: closing transactions” declares:

I think this answer is going to get closed b/c accounting is off-topic on this site

Isn't it the case, though, that personal finance book-keeping significantly includes discussion of accounting principles and practice? A flat “if it's about accounting it's off-topic” seems unworkable.

A commenter on my question “End of financial year: closing transactions” declares:

I think this answer is going to get closed b/c accounting is off-topic on this site

Personal finances entail accounting and book-keeping of those finances, so it seems false on its face to bar accounting as a whole from this site about personal finances.

What's explicitly off-topic is questions that aren't related to personal finances. I agree, and assume that's uncontroversial.

Accounting practices and principles overlap significantly with personal finance book-keeping. It seems clear that discussion how to keep books for one's personal finances will necessarily overlap with discussion of accounting practices and principles.

So it can't be the case that “accounting is off-topic for this site”; personal finance questions will frequently entail questions about accounting. Can we keep to “if it's not about personal finances it's off-topic”, whether or not accounting is mentioned?

A commenter on my question “End of financial year: closing transactions” declares:

I think this answer is going to get closed b/c accounting is off-topic on this site

Isn't it the case, though, that personal finance book-keeping entails discussion of accounting principles and practice? A flat “if it's about accounting it's off-topic” seems unworkable.

A commenter on my question “End of financial year: closing transactions” declares:

I think this answer is going to get closed b/c accounting is off-topic on this site

I think accounting – including book-keeping, double-entry and so on – is quite on-topic for “personal finance & money”. Which is correct?

A commenter on my question “End of financial year: closing transactions” declares:

I think this answer is going to get closed b/c accounting is off-topic on this site

Personal finances entail accounting and book-keeping of those finances, so it seems false on its face to bar accounting as a whole from this site about personal finances.

What's explicitly off-topic is questions that aren't related to personal finances. I agree, and assume that's uncontroversial.

Accounting practices and principles overlap significantly with personal finance book-keeping. It seems clear that discussion how to keep books for one's personal finances will necessarily overlap with discussion of accounting practices and principles.

So it can't be the case that “accounting is off-topic for this site”; personal finance questions will frequently entail questions about accounting. Can we keep to “if it's not about personal finances it's off-topic”, whether or not accounting is mentioned?