I have a bunch of these now too, I haven't converted to Beancount yet, but I think it'll be straightforward. I think there is a choice to make about whether you want to - just account for the cash flows (which should be really easy, book as a new commodity with a price that begins at what you paid and ends at the face value, with transactions for coupons in between) or - if you also want to be precise and account for the accrued interest and discounted value portions separately on acquisition. Anyhow, I'll try to post one of these here or to a doc as an example once I do mine.
On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM CDT <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the best way to post entries for t-bills? > > When you purchase a 30 day t-bill on Treasury Direct, you purchase at a > discount, so if it's $1100 face value bill, and the interest rate is 5.4%, > you get a 5.4% ($4.53) discount and only pay $1,095.47. > > In 30 days the face value is $1100. > > So how is the interest counted 30 days later? Is there a way to do that? > > Also, you can let each month roll over into a new bond, so in cases like > that the $1100 would come due but you would get a refund for the new bond > that is discounted. > > I'm just confused how these things would be registered in Beancount. > > From the treasury direct website... > > A refund payment from a Treasury bill is the difference between the face > value and the price paid when purchased at original issue. Treasury bills > are sold at a discount or at par (face value). When the bill matures, the > buyer is paid its face value. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Beancount" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/a74715d8-96ec-41fa-8ee2-9312fe917ed6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/a74715d8-96ec-41fa-8ee2-9312fe917ed6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAK21%2BhNcrAtykwjgg-AdMkKne_Nf9GnU2z8XoNhZnLrrtsgJoA%40mail.gmail.com.
