Accounting for retirement funds

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Michael DeBusk <michael at nlphilia.com> writes:

> Considering the tax-deferred nature of my 403(b), is there a "best
> practices" way to account for the dividends, capital gains, and employer
> match, or shall I just lump them all together as "investment income"?
>
> (It's moot right now, as the only funds I own are in my 403(b), but that
> could change in the future.)

I just put them all into a single Income:Dividends:<401k holder>
account on the theory that they are all treated the same in the end.

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-derek

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