[GNC] Advanced Portfolio report of basis

[Sherlock]

Hi Fred,

The approach we use it to enter a transaction selling each lot's shares 
at their current cost basis, purchasing the same number of shares of 
each lot at their new cost basis, and recording the amount of capital 
returned to an income account for the security.  We use a separate 
transaction from the income account for the security to the account that 
receives the return of capital.

Regards,

Sherlock


On 5/30/26 7:30 PM, Fred Tydeman wrote:
> I have a stock that has had a few Return of Capital transactions.
> They have been recorded as sell of zero shares at zero price for the
> Return of Capital dollar amount.
> 
> When I look at the Advanced Portfolio report for that stock,
> the Basis price is the original purchase amount.  I am expecting that
> the Basis price to be original purchase amount - (sum of Return of Capital).
> 
> Did I record Return of Capital wrong?
> Is there a bug in the Advanced Portfolio?
> 
> Is there a better way to find the basis of a stock?
> 
> GnuCash 5.14 on Fedora Linux 44