# Step 1: Equity investment # Investor puts £25 cash into the business 2024-01-01 * Investor puts cash into business Equity:Input -> Asset:Cash "investment" 25.00 GBP
{
"accounts": [
{
"name": "Asset:Cash",
"short": "Cash",
"type": "Asset"
},
{
"name": "Equity:Input",
"short": "Input",
"type": "Equity"
}
],
"transactions": [
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Investor puts cash into business",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Equity:Input",
"to": "Asset:Cash",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "investment"
}
]
}
]
}
# Step 2: Buy oranges for cash # Business spends £25 buying 25 oranges from farmer 2024-01-01 * Investor puts cash into business Equity:Input -> Asset:Cash "investment" 25.00 GBP 2024-01-02 * Buy 25 oranges from farmer Asset:Cash -> Expense:Purchases "oranges" 25.00 GBP
{
"accounts": [
{
"name": "Asset:Cash",
"short": "Cash",
"type": "Asset"
},
{
"name": "Equity:Input",
"short": "Input",
"type": "Equity"
},
{
"name": "Expense:Purchases",
"short": "Purchases",
"type": "Expense"
}
],
"transactions": [
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Investor puts cash into business",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Equity:Input",
"to": "Asset:Cash",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "investment"
}
]
},
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Buy 25 oranges from farmer",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Asset:Cash",
"to": "Expense:Purchases",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "oranges"
}
]
}
]
}
# Step 3: Sell oranges at market # Sell 25 oranges for £37.50, making £12.50 profit 2024-01-01 * Investor puts cash into business Equity:Input -> Asset:Cash "investment" 25.00 GBP 2024-01-02 * Buy 25 oranges from farmer Asset:Cash -> Expense:Purchases "oranges" 25.00 GBP 2024-01-03 * Sell 25 oranges at market Income:Sales -> Asset:Cash "market sales" 37.50 GBP
{
"accounts": [
{
"name": "Asset:Cash",
"short": "Cash",
"type": "Asset"
},
{
"name": "Equity:Input",
"short": "Input",
"type": "Equity"
},
{
"name": "Expense:Purchases",
"short": "Purchases",
"type": "Expense"
},
{
"name": "Income:Sales",
"short": "Sales",
"type": "Income"
}
],
"transactions": [
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Investor puts cash into business",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Equity:Input",
"to": "Asset:Cash",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "investment"
}
]
},
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Buy 25 oranges from farmer",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Asset:Cash",
"to": "Expense:Purchases",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "oranges"
}
]
},
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Sell 25 oranges at market",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Income:Sales",
"to": "Asset:Cash",
"amount": 37.5,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "market sales"
}
]
}
]
}
# Step 4: Buying on credit # Instead of paying cash, farmer extends credit (a liability) 2024-01-01 * Investor puts cash into business Equity:Input -> Asset:Cash "investment" 25.00 GBP 2024-01-02 * Buy oranges on credit from farmer Liability:Farmer -> Expense:Purchases "oranges on credit" 25.00 GBP 2024-01-03 * Sell oranges at market Income:Sales -> Asset:Cash "market sales" 37.50 GBP
{
"accounts": [
{
"name": "Asset:Cash",
"short": "Cash",
"type": "Asset"
},
{
"name": "Equity:Input",
"short": "Input",
"type": "Equity"
},
{
"name": "Expense:Purchases",
"short": "Purchases",
"type": "Expense"
},
{
"name": "Income:Sales",
"short": "Sales",
"type": "Income"
},
{
"name": "Liability:Farmer",
"short": "Farmer",
"type": "Liability"
}
],
"transactions": [
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Investor puts cash into business",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Equity:Input",
"to": "Asset:Cash",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "investment"
}
]
},
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Buy oranges on credit from farmer",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Liability:Farmer",
"to": "Expense:Purchases",
"amount": 25,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "oranges on credit"
}
]
},
{
"date": "",
"flag": "*",
"payee": "Sell oranges at market",
"movements": [
{
"from": "Income:Sales",
"to": "Asset:Cash",
"amount": 37.5,
"commodity": "GBP",
"description": "market sales"
}
]
}
]
}