Entering Stock Information
David Hampton
hampton@employees.org
25 Jan 2002 10:30:59 -0800
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On Fri, 2002-01-25 11:30:15, Michael Ward Cole wrote:
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> And the shares were a gift, so I didn't purchase them. But
> should I transfer from Equity:Opening Balances to the stock account or
> what? Thanks for any help.
You should transfer the money from an income account so it is recorded
properly. If I remember right, the first $10,000.00 per year in gifts
is tax free and anything over that is taxable (in the U.S.).
David
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