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Craig Earls 2011-11-14 18:46:08 -07:00 • committed by John Wiegley
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@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
@titlepage
@title Ledger: Command-Line Accounting
@subtitle For Version 3.0 of Ledger
@subtitle Draft Manual Time-stamp: <2011-11-14 18:13 (cpearls)>
@subtitle Draft Manual Time-stamp: <2011-11-14 18:45 (cpearls)>
@author John Wiegley
@end titlepage
@ -1705,6 +1705,43 @@ checking account) and E15.00. After spending on dinner i have E15.00 in
my wallet. The bottom line balances to zero, but is shown in two lines
since we haven't told ledger to convert commodities.
@menu
* Buying and Selling Stock::
@end menu
@node Buying and Selling Stock, , Currency and Commodities, Currency and Commodities
@subsection Buying and Selling Stock
@cindex buying stock
Buying stock is a typical example that many will use that involves
multiple commodities in the same transaction. The type of the share
(AAPL for Apple Inc.) and the share purchase price in the currency unit
you made the purcase in ($ for AAPL). Yes, the typical convention is as follows:
@smallexample
2004/05/01 Stock purchase
Assets:Broker 50 AAPL @@ $30.00
Expenses:Broker:Commissions $19.95
Assets:Broker $-1,500.00
@end smallexample
This assumes you have a brokerage account that is capable of managed
both liquid and commodity assets. Now, on the day of the sale:
@smallexample
2005/08/01 Stock sale
Assets:Broker -50 APPL @{$30.00@} @@ $50.00
Expenses:Broker:Commissions $19.95
Income:Capital Gains $-1,000.00
Assets:Broker $2,500.00
@end smallexample
You can, of course, elide the amount of the last posting. It is there
for clarity's sake.
The @{$30.00@} is a lot price. You can also use a lot date,
[2004/05/01], or both, in case you have several lots of the same
price/date and your taxation model is based on longest-held-first.
@node Structuring Your Accounts, Advanced Transactions, Currency and Commodities, Keeping a Journal
@section Structuring your Accounts