You're correct, for STRICT, FIFO, LIFO cost basis booking methods. You'd
have to do what you posted for each individual lot in your inventory.
Search this group for how to do it efficiently with bean-doctor context to
list your lots.
For the NONE method, beancount will let you do the above, but doesn't keep
track of the lots.
On Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 6:10:55 AM UTC-8 Desi Mas wrote:
> The documentation says to do this:
>
> 2004-12-21 * "Autodesk stock splits"
> Assets:US:MSSB:ADSK -100 ADSK {66.30 USD}
> Assets:US:MSSB:ADSK 200 ADSK {33.15 USD}
>
> But how does this balance if the lots presumably have a different cost
> basis? The error will either be that it doesn't balance, or there are no
> lots at that (updated) price...
>
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