I suggest you read https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~selinger/accounting/tutorial.html -- this is not hard accounting but simply rigorous mathematics. The author studied this using GnuCash so you'll be in good shape to understand the challenges of unrealized gains.
On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 at 13:41, Long <phamhoanglon...@outlook.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I want to create new topic to write more clearly what i asked. Sorry if > this > annoying you. For this topic, i will attach some pictures for more > information. (This topic created in Nabble website) > > First, i will have 2 Bank, VND Bank and USD Bank. and USD Rate is : 1USD = > 2VND. > Assets : 40VND > -- VND : 20VND > -- USD : 10$ -- 20VND > Equity: 40VND > ** Picture: unrealized-1.png > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-1.png> > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-1.png> > ----------------------- > And USD Rate is Changed : 1USD = 3VND > Assets : 50VND > -- VND : 20VND > -- USD : 10$ -- 30VND > Equity: 40VND > ** Picture: unrealized-2.png > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-2.png> > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-2.png> > ----------------------- > I am happy now, I transferred that USD to VND to buy something. > Assets : 50VND > -- VND : 50VND > -- USD : 0 > Equity: 40VND > **Picture: unrealized-3-1.png > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-3-1.png> , > unrealized-3-2.png > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-3-2.png> > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-3-1.png> > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/t378901/unrealized-3-2.png> > ------------------------- > At this time, i sold out all my USD, like you see in my pictures, But > Balance Sheet report still show that value are "Unrealized Gains". It's not > make sense for me, i sold it. > That what i mean in my older topic, You can do like GnuCash Documents > guided you, But it's different, When you record "Income/Expense" for > "Realized", IN BALANCE SHEET will show that value as " Retained > earning/loss", Not "Unrealized Gains/Loss" to "Realized Gains/Loss". > So.. Please help me solve this problems. > 1 - Can "Unrealized Gains/Loss" change to "Realized Gains/Loss" in Balance > Sheet Report ? > 2 - If not, This is not a problem, I just misunderstanding about How > GnuCash > works, And i need to stop finding more about this, and use GnuCash normal > like nothing happen (of course, included forgot about "Unrealized" and > "Realized" Words). > 3 - If can, How can i do ? > --------------------------------- > More information (you can abort this) : > 1 - I knew that GnuCash - Chapter 11. Capital Gains ( i remember that They > talk about a painting) talk about how to "Realized". But it's very > difference, That Painting not using "Price Database", and When They > transfer > "painting" to "money", They should manually do that. > 2 - I also knew that GnuCash has "Trading Account", which mean each time i > transferred money from Currency "A" to "B", It will auto split and auto > create top level account "Trading". And at this time, in Balance Sheet > Report, it's not show you "Unrealized Gains", It show you "Trading Gains". > And i have no idea about this, i think it's the same thing, but difference > "Words" in Report ? > ----------------------------------- > Thank you so much for spent your time to helping me. Sorry again for > created > some topic and annoying you. > Regards. > > > > -- > Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.