but it doesn't return an error and compared to my manual calculation the
amount for PnL seems correct.
I guess you mean beancount isn't able to divide the PnL for each accounts,
only the sum to match the entries?
bl...@furius.ca schrieb am Samstag, 10. April 2021 um 16:13:47 UTC+2:
> Beancount won't be able to work out the booking automatically this way,
> too many unknown numbers to fill in.
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:08 AM david e <in...@davidebner.de> wrote:
>
>> wouldn't it be correct to add the transaction costs in its own account
>> into the transaction, and thereby beancount is able to list the fees
>> separately?
>>
>> compared to my example from above I would have to add one line:
>>
>> 2018-01-01 * "Send 1.5 ETH & 0.05 ETH gas"
>> Assets:Crypto:ETH -1.5 ETH {} ;; list the ETH amount without tx cost
>> Expenses:Crypto 100 USD ;; matching the 1.5 eth
>> Assets:Crypto:ETH -0.05 ETH {} ;; tx cost listed separately
>> Expenses:Crypto:Fees 1 USD ;; cost matching the 0.05 eth
>> Income:Crypto:PnL
>>
>> this way I would be able to query for all entries including fees and
>> therefore this solution works instead of dividing the tx into two entries?
>>
>>
>> bl...@furius.ca schrieb am Mittwoch, 7. April 2021 um 00:16:41 UTC+2:
>>
>>> There's no facility to do this.
>>> You can write a script to handle the separation by processing the stream
>>> of transactions yourself.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 3:16 PM david e <in...@davidebner.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am wondering about how to book transaction costs correctly. as I am
>>>> doing ethereum tx, I have to track cost basis of the fees. compared to
>>>> paying fees to a broker, this is a bit more work.
>>>>
>>>> my entry would look like this:
>>>>
>>>> 2018-01-01 * "Send 1.5 ETH & 0.05 ETH gas"
>>>> Assets:Crypto:ETH -1.55 ETH {}
>>>> Expenses:Crypto 100 USD
>>>> Expenses:Crypto:Fees 1 USD
>>>> Income:Crypto:PnL
>>>>
>>>> but in this case, the PnL is the total of both ETH entries (Assets and
>>>> Fees). to have the entries separated, it could look like this, split into
>>>> two entries:
>>>>
>>>> 2018-01-01 * "Send 1.5 ETH example"
>>>> Assets:Crypto:ETH -1.5 ETH {}
>>>> Expenses:Crypto 100 USD
>>>> Income:Crypto:PnL
>>>>
>>>> 2018-01-01 * "Send 0.05 ETH for gas example"
>>>> Assets:Crypto:ETH -0.05 ETH {}
>>>> Expenses:Crypto:Fees 1 USD
>>>> Income:Crypto:PnL
>>>>
>>>> my question: is it possible to calculate / report the PnL of the fees
>>>> separately even though I list it in one entry as shown above? or do I have
>>>> to split it for correct calculation?
>>>>
>>>> my assumption is that for tax reporting I have to be able to list PnL
>>>> for each position and therefore it would be a problem to mix it with the
>>>> fees.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
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