how to transfer Lots/cost basis from wallet to wallet

david e

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Apr 10, 2021, 10:00:34 AM4/10/21

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I am adding my crypto tx history manually to my bean-file and am wondering about how to send from one wallet to another by respecting the cost basis.

example:

2020-01-01 * "send eth from wallet a to b"

Assets:Crypto:WalletA -1.00 ETH {} ;bean fetches cost basis

Assets:Crypto:WalletB 1.00 ETH {} ;how to match them here?

when I run bean-report myfile.bean print, I can then see that 1.00 ETH from WalletA contains several Lots that now have to be transferred to Wallet B (as this isn't a taxable event I want to keep the cost basis).

is there a way to hand the exact amount over either as an average or with the Lots as is?

thanks lot

Martin Blais

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Apr 10, 2021, 10:19:50 AM4/10/21

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It doesn't do that for you.

It can book against the existing lots (e.g. with FIFO) but on the opening side (WalletB) it won't know to fill in the corresponding average cost basis.

If you do this a lot, you'll have to automate with a script.

I think eventually some features need to be built for users of DA but I don't know what they all should be yet, and I don't use the stuff much myself, I have some, but I don't spend any. Crypto's a bit of a headache if you use them as dual purpose to spend or transfer and as speculation. If tracking really matters to you, I think you'll make your life easier if you separate those two worlds.

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david e

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Apr 10, 2021, 10:24:22 AM4/10/21

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I see, thanks!

Ben Blount

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Apr 10, 2021, 11:04:58 AM4/10/21

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There were several recent threads on this subject that go into more details. I'm on mobile or I'd give you a link.

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david e

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Apr 13, 2021, 9:28:49 AM4/13/21

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thank you, I'd be interested in learning more about it. going to search for content and also would appreciate to receive the shared links.

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