Concepts
Why the figures are what they are.
Books
- Transactions and movementsWhy a transaction holds several movements, why gas is always a fee, and which category the ledger shows for a transaction.Concept
- How classification worksThe order in which Conta Finance decides the category of each movement, and why the first rule that matches wins.Concept
- Categories, subcategories and tagsThe three labels of Conta Finance, what each one is attached to, and which one changes your figures.Concept
- Internal transfersWhy moving an asset between two of your accounts is not a disposal, and what to do when Conta Finance cannot see both sides.Concept
- Contract depositsHow Conta Finance counts an asset you send into a contract that still holds it for you, such as a staking bond.Concept
Cost basis and prices
- Cost basis methods: FIFO, LIFO and average costHow Conta Finance decides which purchases a sale consumes, and how that changes the realized and unrealized gains.Concept
- Prices and exchange ratesWhere the price of each movement comes from, how USD becomes EUR or GBP, and what a stale price is.Concept
- DeFi positions and double countingWhy a receipt token such as stETH could count twice in the net worth, and how Conta Finance counts it once.Concept
Balances
- Why a balance differs from the platformThe known balance changes that no transaction records, by platform, how each one shows on the Reconciliation page, and what to do about it.Concept
- Pending and confirmed differencesWhy a new balance difference waits before it counts as a mismatch, what a rebase difference is, what the tolerance hides, and when the daily snapshot is recorded.Concept