Samples wanted!

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting David Brown <gnucash at davidb.org>:

> On Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 12:48:45PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> David Brown <gnucash at davidb.org> writes:
>>
>> >   - I didn't record capital gains.
>>
>> *this* is the problem.  The "price db" information is applied
>> across the board so that's not an issue, but not recording your
>> realized cap gains... THAT is an issue.
>
> How can this be?  When I update price quotes, the only value that changes
> is in Assets.  Doesn't that violate the accounting equation?  Or is there
> something else wrong here?

Which report?  and which "price source"?   Just changing the pricedb
only affects unrealized gains, which doesn't really matter.  There's no
income there.. Just a change in equity.  Last I checked the report
got that right (at least if you use a pricedb source instead of
weighted average).

> Dave

-derek

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