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[Sébastien Monnet]

Hi,

I've also got expenses in different currencies. I've got multiple  
cash accounts ("cash €", "cash $"...etc.). If I change back cash,  
I've got a potential gain/loss as Derek wrote. In this case the gain  
(or the loss) comes from
an income (or expense) account (using split transactions). And I keep  
this way the  zero-sum Accounting Equation *and* track my gains/ 
losses while changing currency.

Sébastien.
Le 12 nov. 06 à 14:11, Leo Breebaart a écrit :


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>> This is a "capital gain/loss" problem. Whenever you exchange
>> commodities you need to handle the gain/loss back to your main
>> currency. E.g. if I buy 100EUR for $125 and then later sell
>> those 100EUR for $130, I've got a "gain" of $5 that I have to
>> account for.. I bet you're not accounting for your gain (or
>> loss, if it's in the other direction).
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