Capital Gains Documentation

[John Ralls]

> On Dec 15, 2016, at 10:11 AM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Dec 15, 2016, at 10:21 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 15, 2016, at 8:36 AM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Frankly, I think the wiki is a better place for that sort of information; the Guide already has enough appendices that would probably be better placed in the wiki as well.
>> 
>> Frankly, I think that we shouldn't explain mark-to-market accounting anywhere. It seems extremely unlikely that anyone using GnuCash should be using mark-to-market and there's a lot more to it than just creating unrealized gains accounts so the existing documentation is in addition to being inappropriate is also insufficient. This is a subject where the most we should say is "If you think you need to do this you need the assistance of a licensed professional".
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
> 
> So, does this mean that the chapter is out? 

It means I think it should be.

Regards,
John Ralls