David is referring to https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797796, which is probably the issue you're seeing: You have some three-commodity transactions involving USD, CAD, and a Vanguard fund and the average-cost algorithm used in the trial balance report doesn't work well in that case.
Regards, John Ralls > On May 2, 2022, at 7:54 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bill, > > If I recall correctly, one or more of the methods GnuCash uses to calculate > exchange rates for reports is technically not correctly defined , so it > obscures the fact that it is not calculating the expected value. That is > leading to strange results when, for example, one attempts to do a trial > balance. I know very little about accounting so I cannot tell you details > about that. > > Some of the developers can help with some of those issues. Hopefully they > can at least tell you which calculation methods to avoid when you want > accurate results . > > On Mon, May 2, 2022, 9:27 PM Bill Dika <billd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Can anyone help me with this? >> >> Do I have to supply more/different information? >> >> I have been using gnucash personally for a couple of years now and would >> like to develop more confidence in the program. >> >> Thank you in advance for your help. >> >> Bill Dika >> >> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 1:42 PM Bill Dika <billd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> My default currency is Canadian dollars. I have some US dollar >>> accounts in my balance sheet. >>> >>> I have an unrealized loss in the equity section of my balance sheet at >>> July 31 2021 of $12.68 and cannot figure out how it was calculated. I >>> also have US dollar accounts expressed in Canadian dollars that I am >>> unable to determine how the translation from US dollars to Canadian >>> dollars occurs. >>> >>> For example I have a US dollar account of $353.75 for Tesla (see >>> us-dollar-accts-in-us-dollars-july-31-2021.png) that shows as $456.22 >>> in Canadian dollars at July 31 2021 (see >>> us-dollar-accts-july-31-2021.png). This is an exchange rate of >>> 1.28966. I am unable to figure out how Gnucash arrives at that rate >>> (see us-dollar-rates-price-database.png). It is not the rate at July >>> 31 2021. It is not the average rate for all rates I have up to July 31 >>> 2021 and it is not the average rate for all rates I have in the price >>> database. >>> >>> Also the $12.68 loss arises from only one change in the US dollar >>> accounts from June 30 2021 to July 31 2021. That is a $524.80 US >>> dollar addition to "Vanguard Intl Equity Total World Stock ETF" (see >>> change-in-us-dollar-acct-july-2021.png). >>> >>> Attached are images of the following: >>> equity-jun-30-2021.png = showing the equity section almost balanced >>> (.01 unrealized gain) (in Canadian dollars) >>> equity-july-31-2021.png = showing the $12.68 unrealized loss (in >>> Canadian dollars) >>> us-dollar-accts-in-us-dollars-jun-30-2021.png = balance sheet accounts >>> (in US dollars) >>> us-dollar-accts-jun-30-2021.png = balance sheet accounts (in Canadian >>> dollars) >>> us-dollar-accts-in-us-dollars-july-31-2021.png = balance sheet >>> accounts (in US dollars) >>> us-dollar-accts-july-31-2021.png = balance sheet accounts (in Canadian >>> dollars) >>> change-in-us-dollar-acct-july-2021.png = shows the only change in the >>> US dollar accounts ($524.80 USD) from June 30 to July 31 2021 (in US >>> dollars) >>> us-dollar-rates-price-database.png = all the US to Canadian exchange >>> rates in my database >>> >>> I am a Canadian CPA and feel quite confident about the accounting in >>> the gnucash file. I have reviewed the journal entries for the period >>> and they all balance. The only thing I can ascertain is that the >>> unrealized loss arises from the US dollar accounts but I cannot figure >>> out how gnucash is calculating it nor can I figure out how gnucash >>> translates US dollars to Canadian dollars for those accounts. >>> >>> I have searched the list but cannot find anything that helps me in my >>> calculation. >>> >>> I am on Arch linux using Gnucash 4.9. >>> >>> Any help would be much appreciated. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Bill Dika >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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