Net Asset Calculation

W. Scott Wilburn wswilburn at earthlink.net
Mon Mar 10 20:43:39 CST 2003


Hmmm, I have prices for all commodities retrieved by the Price Editor 
tool. Any way to show the combined value of everything, converted to the 
default currency?

Scott

On 10 Mar 2003, Derek Atkins wrote:

> The Net Assets is calculated the same way, but only for accounts
> denoted in a particular commodity.  If you have stock accounts,
> you can change the net-assets toolbar to show those particular
> commodities.
> 
> Be careful with the SXes -- there are some problems when converting
> from Scheduled to Real transaction.
> 
> -derek
> 
> "W. Scott Wilburn" <wswilburn at earthlink.net> writes:
> 
> > I apologize if this has already discussed. Please refer me to the 
> > relevant archives if so. (I looked through the last few months.)
> > 
> > I recently switched from 1.6.6 to 1.8.2 and simply opened my old file with 
> > the new version.
> > 
> > In 1.6.6, the 'Net Assets' value displayed in the Accounts Status Bar 
> > appeared to be
> > 
> >         net_assets = total_of_asset_accounts - total_of_liability_accounts 
> > 
> > with equity, income, and expense accounts ignored. This seemed sensible.
> > 
> > In 1.8.2 'Net Assets' appears to be calculated quite differently. Can 
> > someone explain the difference please?
> > 
> > BTW, the scheduled transaction stuff looks really good. I now have every 
> > feature I need!
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Scott Wilburn
> > 
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