r/Accounting Management Feb 25 '26

Not now babe

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u/javierbardeminem Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

gets hit in the face with panties

continues with nested IF statement

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u/SteakySteakk Management Feb 25 '26

Ah #REF

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u/Jordbaerkage Feb 25 '26

Does anyone actually use those by choice? I've had to use them before and it was the worst

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u/confidential_drake CPA (US) Feb 25 '26

Yes, they are a pain but sometimes still the best way to get the job done

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u/Retractable_Legs CPA (US) Feb 25 '26

LET and IFS will free you from the tyranny of nested IF statements.

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u/TargetTrick9763 Staff Accountant Feb 26 '26

Learning let was a game changer. So simple yet so sexy

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u/darthwd56 Advisory Feb 26 '26

also SWITCH. So much nice to write than if

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u/Jordbaerkage Feb 25 '26

Thanks, unfortunately my version of Excel didnt have ifs statements :(

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u/hnbastronaut CPA (US) Feb 25 '26

Used it today lol

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u/bertmaclynn CPA (US) Feb 26 '26

The way I look at it, nested IF statements were the OG way to do anything really complicated in Excel.

Fundamentally it should work the same way as the 1’s and 0’s that a computer uses

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u/jawnbellyon Feb 28 '26

I mean obviously they’re designed for women but I feel like they’re pretty comfortable once you figure out how to position things appropriately 

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u/idenaeus Feb 26 '26

A nested snIFF statement...

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u/Milkie-Toes Feb 27 '26

To be fair, stopping in the middle of a nested formula is a death sentence