[GNC] Rounding issues with Stock

[Derek Atkins]

GnuCash only maintains the number of shares and the total value.  The
per-share price is /always/ computed.

When you are entering a transaction, GnuCash allows you to enter any two
values and it will compute the third -- however it still only stores #
shares and total value.

IANAA, but IMHO you should worry about the #shares and total value and
don't worry about the rounding difference in the per-share price.

NB: GnuCash will not keep track of the $0.0036

-derek

On Mon, August 26, 2024 8:38 pm, NS wrote:
> First, let me tell you I am a recent user of GNUCash, and by no means I am
> a bookkeeper or know a lot about accounting.
> I am using the tool to keep control of some stock I own.
>
> Here is my issue.
> I have a DRIP on the stock. My broker says the reinvested price of each
> share was $26.4884, and they bought 4 shares for a total value of
> $105.9536.
>
> Now, I cannot enter four decimals in the buy (I do not know if it is a
> setting), even though the price handles them.
> When I recorded the transaction in GNUCash y entered 4 shares and a buy of
> $105.95 and a price of $26.4875 was calculated.
>
> If I enter 4 shares and the price of $26.4884, it recalculates it to
> $26.4875.
>
> How do I solve this? I want to keep track of the correct numbers.
>
> Thanks for your help.
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