Beancount Accounting Skill

Beancount is a plain-text double-entry accounting system. This skill provides expertise for creating, editing, and querying beancount files.

Core Concepts

Double-Entry Accounting

Every transaction must balance to zero. Money flows between accounts:

• Debits increase Assets/Expenses, decrease Liabilities/Income/Equity
• Credits decrease Assets/Expenses, increase Liabilities/Income/Equity

Five Account Types