[GNC] Accounting Equation Mismatch for Foreign Currency/Security

[Adrien Monteleone]

That's how GnuCash works.

Your issue as David pointed out is that you want (or have a need to) 
record *unrealized* gains/losses. Usually, most people only record a 
gain or loss after a transaction, not just after a 'price change' on 
some listing. The price you paid remains the price (your basis) until 
you sell, at which point you then either realize a gain or loss. Only at 
buy and sell transactions does the value of your holding really change.

Yes, some people live in jurisdictions that require a 'mark to market' 
type approach for some investments, but even that is only at a 
particular point in time for legal/tax filings, not on a daily basis.

Those adjusting transactions have to be done manually in any case as 
David noted.

If you really want to track daily 'what if' performance of an 
investment, use a spreadsheet or other tool. GnuCash is designed to 
record the real accounting transactions when you buy or sell.

Regards,
Adrien

On 8/27/22 1:54 AM, Gao Bite wrote:
> Gnucash Developers and Maintainers:
> 
> Hello! The reporting needs of my book would be the accounting equation: 
> "Assets = Liabilities + Equity" would be balanced after I conducting 
> carrying forward to my account book. Therefore, the data in the account 
> book file would be ready for external data analysis software.
> 
> I sincely thank you for sparing your precious time solving this problem.