Re: Unrealized Gains and Closing Books

2017-12-24 Thread DaveC49
The short answer is yes. but the following articles may give you some insights into how unrealized gains and losses are usually recorded and reported. These article provides some info about treatment of unrealized gains and losses on trading securities under the GAAP in the US

Unrealized Gains and Closing Books

2017-12-23 Thread ticotexas
I'm preparing for my first year-end closing since starting my use of gnucash. I understand the method of zeroing expenses and income by transferring to equity accounts like 2017 Expenses and 2017 Income. Is there also any similar method to zero Unrealized Gains (that appears on the balance sheet)