pip3 install beancount-periodicmain.bean
plugin "beancount_periodic.recur"
2022-03-31 * "Provider" "Net Fee"
recur: "1 Year /Monthly"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -50 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
Then this plugin will transform the transaction into:
2022-03-31 * "Provider" "Net Fee Recurring(1/12)"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -50 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
2022-04-30 * "Provider" "Net Fee Recurring(2/12)"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -50 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
2022-05-31 * "Provider" "Net Fee Recurring(3/12)"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -50 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
;...
2023-02-28 * "Provider" "Net Fee Recurring(12/12)"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -50 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
main.bean
plugin "beancount_periodic.amortize"
2022-03-31 * "Landlord" "2022-04 Rent"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -12000 USD
Expenses:Home:Rent
amortize: "1 Year @2022-04-01 /Monthly"
Then this plugin will transform the transaction into:
2022-03-31 * "Landlord" "2022-04 Rent"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -12000 USD
Equity:Amortization:Home:Rent
amortize: "1 Year @2022-04-01 /Monthly"
2022-04-01 * "Landlord" "2022-04 Rent Amortized(1/12)"
Equity:Amortization:Home:Rent -1000 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
2022-05-01 * "Landlord" "2022-04 Rent Amortized(2/12)"
Equity:Amortization:Home:Rent -1000 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
2022-06-01 * "Landlord" "2022-04 Rent Amortized(3/12)"
Equity:Amortization:Home:Rent -1000 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
;...
2023-03-01 * "Landlord" "2022-04 Rent Amortized(12/12)"
Equity:Amortization:Home:Rent -1000 USD
Expenses:Home:CommunicationFee
main.bean
plugin "beancount_periodic.depreciate"
2022-03-31 * "Tesla" "Model X"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -200000 USD
Assets:Car:ModelX
depreciate: "5 Year /Yearly =80000"
Then this plugin will transform the transaction into:
2022-03-31 * "Tesla" "Model X"
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -200000 USD
Assets:Car:ModelX
depreciate: "5 Year /Yearly =80000"
2022-03-31 * "Tesla" "Model X Depreciated(1/5)"
Assets:Car:ModelX -24000 USD
Expenses:Depreciation:Car:ModelX
2023-03-31 * "Tesla" "Model X Depreciated(2/5)"
Assets:Car:ModelX -24000 USD
Expenses:Depreciation:Car:ModelX
;...
2026-03-31 * "Tesla" "Model X Depreciated(5/5)"
Assets:Car:ModelX -24000 USD
Expenses:Depreciation:Car:ModelX
At last, the balance of the account Assets:Car:ModelX is 80000 USD.
All settings follow the same rules. These are some examples:
"200000- 5 Years @2022-03-31 /Yearly *line =80000"
"200000- @2022-03-31~2027-03-30 /Year *line =80000"
"200000 - 5 Year @2022-03-31 /1 Year *line =80000"
"200000 - 5 Y @2022-03-31 /12 Months =80000"
"5Y @ 2022-03-31 / 12M = 80000"
"5Y / 12M =80000"
"5Y / 12M"
200000- means that the total value is 200000.
The default value of total is same as the account of posting if missing.
5 Years means the duration is 5 years, and @2022-03-31 means the first transformed transaction will start at 2022-03-31.
5 Years @2022-03-31 is same as @2022-03-31~2027-03-30. You can also use Day and others.
"6 Months @2022-03-31"
"6 M @2022-03-31"
"5 Y @2022-03-31"
And the start date is optional, using the entry date as default value if missing.
"6 Months"
The default value of duration is 1 month if missing.
Yearly means one transformed transaction per year. You can also use Daily, Monthly, Day and others.
If step string ends with ! means that the amount of every step will be calculated with real days. For example:
2022-01-01 *
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -365 USD
Expenses:BlaBla
amortize: "1 Year /Monthly!"
Then this plugin will transform the transaction into:
2022-01-01 *
Liababilies:CreditCard:0001 -365 USD
Expenses:BlaBla
amortize: "1 Year /Monthly!"
2022-01-01 * "Amortized(1/12)"
Equity:Amortization:BlaBla -31 USD
Expenses:BlaBla
2022-02-01 * "Amortized(2/12)"
Equity:Amortization:BlaBla -28 USD
Expenses:BlaBla
2022-03-01 * "Amortized(3/12)"
Equity:Amortization:BlaBla -31 USD
Expenses:BlaBla
;...
2022-12-01 * "Amortized(12/12)"
Equity:Amortization:BlaBla -31 USD
Expenses:BlaBla
The default value of step is 1 day if missing.
*line means that the formula is line. You can also use linear, straight, line, load, work-load, accelerated-sum, sum, accelerated-declining.
The default value of formula is line.
=80000 means that the salvage value is 80000.
The default value of salvage value is 0 if missing.