[GNC] order of transactions for mutual funds

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Wed, November 14, 2018 8:42 am, Christian Pinedo Zamalloa wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to know if it is possible to order manually the transactions
> of a mutual fund account.
>
> When I transfer suscriptions from one mutual fund to another one, the
> order
> of the transfer transaction depends on the date when the transfer was
> done.
>
> However, it would be quite useful to reorder this transfer transaction
> because according to FIFO laws for mutual funds in my country, transfers
> of
> mutual funds mut be ordered according to the initial purchase not to the
> date of the transfer between funds. So:
>
> - Suscription of Fund A, date: 1, effective_date: 1
> - More Subscriptions, date: 2, effective_date: 2
> - Transfer of Fund A to Fund B, date: 3, effective_date: 1

GnuCash does have multiple dates, which include the post-date, entry-date,
reconcile-date..  but only one visible date: the post-date.

You have two options:

1) You could set the post-date to date 3 and put date 1 in the transfer
description, or
2) You can set the post-date to date 1 (and put date 3 in the description).

I can think of no other way to do what you want.

Personally, (noting that IANAA), I would go with option 1.

> Thanks!
>
> --
> Christian Pinedo

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-derek

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