[GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

[Adrien Monteleone]

On 9/5/22 12:13 PM, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote:
> No I didn't delete the account?
> Why would I do silly thing like that and lose all that history?
> 
> The account is hidden because it's balance is 0.
> 
> Reappearing means exactly what it says.
> I was no longer in the account tree, i.e. list, because after the sale 
> it's balance became 0. No matter how I record that late dividend the 
> balance becomes non 0 and the account reappears in the account tree or 
> list.

I didn't think you deleted it, but wasn't sure what was going on.

I can set an account with a non-zero balance to 'hidden' and it stays 
that way, even with subsequent activity. I can set it to hidden with a 
zero balance, add another transaction to make it non-zero, and it stays 
hidden. I'm not sure why your account is showing up.

Did you by chance set a View filter on your Accounts tab that would 
affect this?
> 
> I don't under stand the last part.
>
>> A Dividend receipt would normally be between some asset account 
>> ('bank' or a brokerage cash account if direct deposit, 'undeposited 
>> funds' if by paper check) according to how you received the money, and 
>> an Income/Revenue account, say 'Dividends Received'. The FundXYZ 
>> account shouldn't be touched at all.

As it states, 'normally' a dividend transaction doesn't involve the 
fund/stock at all. It is a separate transaction between asset & income 
accounts. Though David just informed me that there may be times you 
might record it there, which I had not thought of.

Regards,
Adrien