[GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale

[Jack Frillman]

On 9/5/22 1:32 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> 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?
No.

>>
>> 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
>
>
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