Re: [GNC] Bitcoin Lightning payments

2022-06-19 Thread Peter West
The existing structure of 4217 codes will not work for crypto. It uses the two-letter country code plus one letter for the currency. (Do any of these conflict with he three letter country codes? As it happens, yes: BTN, CHE, MKD) All these codes are mnemonic. (There may be a few for which that i

[GNC] Direct Adjustment of Security's Price

2022-06-19 Thread Gao Bite
GnuCash developers & Maintainers:     Hello! I would like to record the unrealized profit & loss from security investment directly into an income account. Could you please tell me whether I am possible to do as above, and if possible, how I can achieve this?     Yours,     Bite Gao June 19

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin Lightning payments

2022-06-19 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 22:32, Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > ogram, just > b) NO, not a "lame excuse". Misunderstanding of what the ISO is/does. It sets STANDARDS. In other words, "for currency X use ABX" (or whatever). Dr. David, if there is no agreed standard f

Re: [GNC] rookie question Imbalance-USD

2022-06-19 Thread Gyle McCollam
Thank you for going back over my post with such a fine-tooth comb. I don't know how I could have made such an egregious error. I will attempt to do better in the future, but when I make an error like this again in the future, and I'm sure I will, please bring it to my attention. My sincerest

Re: [GNC] rookie question Imbalance-USD

2022-06-19 Thread Gyle McCollam
Sorry, tht first para was to be cross out. Thank You, Gyle McCollam Gyle McCollam 609.680.2326 Mobile gmccol...@live.com email From: gnucash-user on behalf of Gyle McCollam Sent: Sunday, June 19

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin Lightning payments

2022-06-19 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sun, 19 Jun 2022 at 12:08, Peter West wrote: > If you wait for 4217, you’ll be waiting a long time. > > Or so it seems to me. > > — > Peter West > p...@pbw.id.au According to the ISO website, they are looking at crypto, but it will not be part of ISO 4217. That was written 2.5 years ago 😂😂😂

Re: [GNC] Direct Adjustment of Security's Price

2022-06-19 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Chapter 11 of the Guide. On June 19, 2022 9:56:31 AM EDT, Gao Bite wrote: >GnuCash developers & Maintainers: > >    Hello! I would like to record the unrealized profit & loss from security >investment directly into an income account. Could you please tell me whether I >am possible to do as abo

Re: [GNC] rookie question Imbalance-USD

2022-06-19 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
You're welcome. You seem to have sent it with a mysterious subtext that is impossible to decipher. For the record, improperly-used terminology on this list has resulted in epic misunderstandings that confuse newcomers when they attempt to understand the complexities of both gnucash AND double

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin Lightning payments

2022-06-19 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
Obviously BTC In general I think standards are good - especially internationally agreed ones. But according to the ISO website https://www.iso.org/news/ref2466.html ISO 4217 is never going to cover cryptocurrencies.  ISO are apparently looking at crypto. No, I thought I explained why i

Re: [GNC] Direct Adjustment of Security's Price

2022-06-19 Thread davidcousens49
Bite The transaction to record this, if a profit or increase in value of the security is to debit the security by the amount of the profit and to credit an income account by the same amount. For a loss in value creidt the security account and debit the income amount. The profit or loss is the prod

Re: [GNC] Transaction Imports

2022-06-19 Thread Jon Schewe
I'm trying to do a similar import and I'm finding that I can't convince GnuCash to enter the other account. I'm using import transactions from CSV.I have matched columns to Date, Description, Account, Price, Deposit, Transfer Account.The "Account" column is the mutual fund account.The "Transfer Acc

Re: [GNC] Direct Adjustment of Security's Price

2022-06-19 Thread Gao Bite
Mr. D, Cousens: I am sorry that I did not state what I expected from the income recording well in the previous e-mail. I wish that you could read it carefully and give me advice accordingly. I purchase securities for speculation, which I anticipate their market price and the ability to resel

Re: [GNC] Direct Adjustment of Security's Price

2022-06-19 Thread David Carlson
GnuCash has tools described in Chapter 11 of the Guide as noted by David T earlier. It is probably possible to adapt one of the investment over time reports to produce the information you need if you structure your accounts well and then periodically download prices from the Internet using the Fin