corporate spin-off

[David T.]

Spin offs are painful, as I recall. Figuring out how to calculate each stock’s cost basis is challenging. A few years back, one user offered what sounded like a reasonable analysis and explanation at:

https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2012-March/044159.html <https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2012-March/044159.html>

Let us know how it works for you.

David

> On May 22, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Jim Vincent <jimvincent2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> How do I record a spin-off of stock?
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