On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 01:02, Brian via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
> I'm wondering if GNUCash is actually calculating RETAINED EARNINGS > properly. Because after issuing a distribution to shareholder the > Retaining Earning calculation increased by Net Income but did not > decrease by Asset:Cash which was debited and credited to > Equity:Shareholder Distribution. > The calculation of Retained Earnings and Unrealized Gains in the Balance Sheet is rather primitive, and has been as such since nearly forever. Retained Earnings = sum total of income less expenses at the balance-sheet date. Unrealized Gains = sum total of (asset-liability) value, minus sum total of (asset-liability) cost. _______________________________________________ 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.