Balance sheet problem

[Paul Schwartz]

I forgot to attach the file :-(

Paul

----- Original Message ----
> From: Paul Schwartz <pmjs1115 at yahoo.com>
> To: Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU>
> Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:42:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Balance sheet problem
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Derek Atkins 
> > To: Paul Schwartz 
> > Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:50:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: Balance sheet problem
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Paul Schwartz  writes:
> > 
> > > I am running version 2.2.1 [under Ubuntu 7.10] which is the release on their 
> 
> > repository.
> > >
> > > I started this file at the end of 2006, at which point the Balance Sheet was 
> 
> > correct.
> > >
> > > During the year I had some stock accounts [3] in which there was either a 
> > reduction of basis due to a distribution of another company's stock or to a 
> sale 
> > of some shares.
> > 
> > Did you manually account for the gain/loss from this transaction?
> 
> Yes, I always do that. I have attached a spreadsheet showing a sample account 
> that has the problem. The asset value of the account is 15194.50, but it's 
> reported on the balance sheet as 15087.22.
> 
> I have other examples where the balance sheet computation is clearly adding when 
> it should be subtracting. Let me know if you want these.
> 
> > 
> > > In both cases the balance sheet report calculates the wrong $ value for the 
> > asset and compensates with an Unrealised Gain entry in the equity section of 
> the 
> > report.
> > >
> > > I don't recall this having been discussed previously. Is it something that 
> has 
> > been corrected in the 2.2.4 release? [I didn't want to mess up my connection 
> > with the Ubuntu repository.]
> > 
> > There's a backport of 2.2.4.  You SHOULD upgrade.
> 
> I will look into it.
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
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