A newbie Q - Buying back liability at a discount

[Buddha Buck]

The "non-traditional" GnuCash labels can get confusing when dealing with
splits. The credit column is labeled "increase" in liability accounts, but
may be labeled as 'decrease' or 'withdrawal' in asset accounts. As such, I
prefer to use the traditional names when talking about splits. Regardless
of label, the left column is 'debit', and the right column is 'credit'.

In your entry, the first line of the split (decrease liability) is in the
left column, the other two are in the right column, correct?

And it's 'enlightened one', I believe, not 'wise' :-)

On Tue, May 10, 2016, 18:28 Suresh Bazaj <suresh at bazaj.org> wrote:

> Hello Buddha (The wise one :),
>
>         Thanks for the quick response. Though I get confused (just as
> Lewis)
> with the traditional accounting terminology,    fortunately the default
> column labels in GNUcash are Increase & Decrease. So, I avoid the whole
> credit/debit terminology.
>
>         I entered it as a split transaction in the Liability account:
> -       The first entry decreases the liability by the full $1,500
> -       The second entry is for $1,300 increase in ST Capital Gain
> -       The third entry is for $200 in the checking account. It shows as
> increase in the Liability account and as decease in the checking account.
>
>         I don't really understand the meaning of $200 shown as increase in
> the Liability account, but as long it shows correctly in the checking
> account, I am happy :).
>
> Best,
>
> Suresh
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Lewis Balentine
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> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: A newbie Q - Buying back liability at a discount
>
>  >> You would (using traditional accounting labels) credit Checking by
> $200,
> credit ST Capital Gain income by $1300, and debit the Liability by $1500.
> <<
>
> ...  debit Checking by $200 ??
>
> On 05/10/2016 04:03 PM, Buddha Buck wrote:
> > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 4:33 PM Suresh Bazaj <suresh at bazaj.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> 1.     At the beginning of year, there is a $1,500 Liability entry for a
> >> PUT
> >> sold for $1,500 in prior year. There is a corresponding entry for
> >> $1,500 in the Checking account where the $1,500 was deposited.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2.     I bought back the PUT for $200 in March, thereby getting rid of
> the
> >> Liability for a net profit of $1,300 (ST Capital Gain).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 3.     I enter the $200 in the Checking account as a decrease. What do I
> >> enter in the Transfer column, such that the Liability is zeroed and
> >> the
> >> $1,300 shows up as ST Capital Gain income?
> >>
> > I am unfamiliar with the mechanics of buying and selling options. I
> > trust your explanation of what your CPA says is accurate, and am
> > answering as if it were.
> >
> >
> >> Is this an example of some type of split Transaction?
> >>
> > Yes. You would (using traditional accounting labels) credit Checking
> > by $200, credit ST Capital Gain income by $1300, and debit the
> > Liability by $1500. This would be done as a split transaction.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Suresh
> >>
> >>
> >>
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