That’s out of scope for GnuCash. Regards, John Ralls
> On 7 Apr 2025, at 10:12, Murugan Mariappan <m.muruganan...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > GNUCash should implement a Contingent GL feature. This shadow ledger would > track unrealized items like unvested options and non-performing asset > accruals without affecting real book balances. > Benefits include: > > * Modeling future financials. > * Improved forecasting and analysis. > * Clear separation from realized transactions. > * Enhanced internal control over potential items. > > A Contingent GL offers accountants better control and a comprehensive view, > improving financial management in GNUCash for complex scenarios. > > > > > > Saludos Cordiales > > > Murugan > > ________________________________ > From: gnucash-user > <gnucash-user-bounces+m.muruganandam=hotmail....@gnucash.org> on behalf of > Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Sent: 06 April 2025 21:29 > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Vested and Un-Vested Stocks > > OK, the USUAL situation with things like this that a conditional > liability is involved. You got something NOW but would be required to > give it back under certain conditions. In other words, this asset comes > with a conditional liability. > > ONE way is to enter a "journal transaction" when received, debiting > equity and crediting the liability. Then each time vesting occurs, > another journal transaction debiting that liability and crediting equity > for the amount that became vested. You could handle "split dollar" > insurance the same way, and here having a clear picture of the liability > could be very useful as there are options* > > Michael D Novack > > * At termination, you get to choose. Surrender the policy keeping the > difference between cash value and the premiums owed OR buy the policy by > paying the premiums owed. That latter could be a good deal if your > health very poor at that time. > > > > On 4/6/2025 6:20 PM, flywire wrote: >> Let's kick this off... >> >> Say you have an Assets:Brokerage Account:Stock:AMZN account from ( >> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/invest-setup1.html#invest-setup-example2 >> ). Maybe use an Assets:Unvested:Stock:AMZN account and transfer them when >> they vest. Unvested stock may never vest so they are not really worth >> anything in the Balance Sheet. The value is either zero or vested value * >> vesting risk (depending on the purpose of your books). If they are given a >> non-zero value the account could be excluded from the Balance Sheet. >> >> Updating share (stock) value manually at the end of each financial year >> works well for me. >> >> Regards >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > -- > There is no possibility of social justice on a dead planet except the > equality of the grave. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > 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 > ----- > 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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
