[GNC] Realized and unrealized gains added together on balance sheet.

Wm Tarr wm at ilipsis.net
Fri Jun 26 11:31:54 EDT 2026


Have you tried doing a purchase and sale using the stock assistant?  
That might help you to see where you are going wrong.

Wm

On 2026-06-25 17:12, Robert Johnson wrote:
> David —
>
> That is exactly what I did.  I entered the number of shares and then the exact dollar value (that I’m calling the basis)  and it indeed calculated the exact share price for that day.  As I have now redeemed all the unreported (uncovered) shares, when I sell in the future, the brokerage will calculate the capital gain the loss/gain utilization (LGUT) method.
>
> I assumed , as I suspect you are thinking, when I enter the initial preexisting shares in the manner above, it willl take that as the initial buy and assign it to the cost basis and apply it to the equity opening balance for the fund.  I suspect I am doing something wrong (I don’t know what) when I separate and enter the capital gain from the sale as per the documented instructions.
>
> Thank you again for your continued help
>
> — Robert
>


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