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Bug 154419 - Balance sheet displays date range instead of single date
Balance sheet displays date range instead of single date
Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 144243
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: Reports
1.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Chris Lyttle
Chris Lyttle
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-10-03 23:31 UTC by Greg Reagle
Modified: 2018-06-29 20:47 UTC
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Description Greg Reagle 2004-10-03 23:31:48 UTC 
To reproduce, display the Balance Sheet report.  I am not an accountant, but my
friend who is told me that a balance sheet should have a single date, not a date
range.
Comment 1 Christian Stimming 2004-10-05 08:08:24 UTC 
That's intended. The balance itself has only a single date, but the balance
sheet also includes the point "unrealized gains", which in order to be computed
need to have a starting date as well. This was added roughly 1 year ago.
Comment 2 Greg Reagle 2004-10-06 01:16:18 UTC 
My friend the accountant says "Balance sheets never have a date range--that's a
fundamental rule in accounting."  Did you consult an accountant before
dismissing this issue?  Please consider this carefully.  I want GnuCash, which
is a great program, to be just as technically correct with respect to accounting
standards as proprietary programs.  Thank you.
Comment 3 Greg Reagle 2004-10-06 21:31:25 UTC 
According to http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P06_1574.asp: "a balance sheet is a
financial "snapshot" of your business at a given date in time"
Comment 4 Derek Atkins 2004-10-07 21:51:20 UTC 
See bug #113196.

However, this bug has already been fixed in CVS HEAD, which means it will be
fixed in 1.10/2.0 (but not 1.8.x).

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 144243 ***
Comment 5 John Ralls 2018-06-29 20:47:35 UTC 
GnuCash bug tracking has moved to a new Bugzilla host. This bug has been copied to https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154419. Please update any external references or bookmarks.