[GNC] Entering Dividend Confusion

[Murugan Muruganandam]

I refer the following page and have been able to enter without any problems.



https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/invest-dividends1.html
9.8. Dividends - GnuCash<https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/invest-dividends1.html>
If the dividend is presented as cash, you should record the transaction in the asset account that received the money, as income from Income:Dividends.Additionally if you want to tie the cash dividend to a particular stock holding then add a dummy transaction split to the stock account with quantity 0 price 1 value 0.
www.gnucash.org



if you enter dividend directly outside the stock account, then it will not reflect in your Portfolio report.



Saludos Cordiales


Murugan

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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+m.muruganandam=hotmail.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of xboxboy.mageia+GnuCash <xboxboy.mageia+gnucash at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2023 9:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [GNC] Entering Dividend Confusion

Thank you to all who have replied.

I attempted to enter a split transaction in the 'dividend' income page,
and then it vanished: I found it had transferred to the company stock
tab: It appeared to be correct, and the amounts ending up in the correct
accounts :)

So I was able to enter ALL the data for that stock, and then I was even
able to enter the final sale and scrub the account correctly.

I can not express how WILD, FRUSTRATED and angry I was with myself. But
it's now done, and I can always refer to that as a template/transaction
to copy.

Is there a function to 'lock' an account so it can no longer be edited
accidentally?

Thank you everyone, I really, really appreciate your patience and help.

On 22/1/23 18:57, Maf. King wrote:
> On Sunday, 22 January 2023 04:50:47 GMT xboxboy.mageia+GnuCash wrote:
>
>> Thanks: Now which page/account/ledger do I do this on? The dividend
>> income one? the company dividend income one? the company stock one??
>>
> When the dividends are being reinvested automatically, I enter the transaction
> in the relevant stock account.  I just find it easier to see with the number/
> price/value boxes in front of me.
>
> Instead of the usual approach of the cash to buy the shares being transferred
> from Assets:Bank, just transfer from Income:dividend[:etc] and also if
> requited ensure you have the split to show the tax credit too.
>
> HTH,
> Maf.
>
>
>
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