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change capital gains example to use bal without modifier

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Matthias Kauer 2017-10-16 10:07:24 +08:00 committed by Simon Michael
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@ -95,20 +95,21 @@ It may seem intuitive to model such a sale as follows.
This leads to the following evolution
```shell
hledger -f t.j balance --flat -HD -B
hledger -f t.j balance --flat -HD
Ending balances (historical) in 2017/01/01-2017/01/04:
|| 2017/01/01 2017/01/02 2017/01/03 2017/01/04
===============++=================================================
assets:depot || $3000 $1000 $1000 $3500
assets:shares || 0 $2000 $2000 $-500
---------------++-------------------------------------------------
|| $3000 $3000 $3000 $3000
|| 2017/01/01 2017/01/02 2017/01/03 2017/01/04
===============++=======================================================
assets:depot || $3000 $1000 $1000 $3500
assets:shares || 0 10 TSLA 10 TSLA 0
---------------++-------------------------------------------------------
|| $3000 $1000, 10 TSLA $1000, 10 TSLA $3500
```
You end up with the correct amount in your depot.
At some point, however, you will have to report the capital gain that you realized with your sale.
This gain currently "sits" in `assets:shares` and has to be entered manually to be recognized.
This gain is currently invisible.
In fact, we have violated the double-entry principle and created money out of nowhere.
Let's report our sale in a different way.
```journal
@ -118,21 +119,20 @@ Let's report our sale in a different way.
revenue:capital_gains ; deduce profit
```
Now, the new $500 are no longer stuck in the shares account.
Now, the new $500 are correctly balanced with the capital gains account.
```shell
hledger -f t.j bal --flat -HD -B
hledger -f t.j balance --flat -HD
Ending balances (historical) in 2017/01/01-2017/01/04:
|| 2017/01/01 2017/01/02 2017/01/03 2017/01/04
=======================++=================================================
assets:depot || $3000 $1000 $1000 $3500
assets:shares || 0 $2000 $2000 0
revenue:capital_gains || 0 0 0 $-500
-----------------------++-------------------------------------------------
|| $3000 $3000 $3000 $3000
|| 2017/01/01 2017/01/02 2017/01/03 2017/01/04
=======================++=======================================================
assets:depot || $3000 $1000 $1000 $3500
assets:shares || 0 10 TSLA 10 TSLA 0
revenue:capital_gains || 0 0 0 $-500
-----------------------++-------------------------------------------------------
|| $3000 $1000, 10 TSLA $1000, 10 TSLA $3000
```
## Further reading
- Beancount guides (general double-entry accounting advice from another tool)