Yes it can be done by hand, but there definitely needs to be an accepted
structure for setting up these accounts. It seems to be that there
should be an addition to the engine to implement account association,
because if you tried to make such a linkage in a memo field it would be
too easy for a user to mess up the accounts. Also, with a definite
account association structure it will be much easier to implement wizards.
-Patrick Baker
On 20 Apr 2000, Bill Gribble wrote:
> Bryan Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > Another thing you could do is use the 'Action' field in double
> > > line mode to mark the transaction as being a Dividend (there is
> > > a choice 'Div' in the popup menu for that purpose. Then it wouldn't
> > > matter what Income account you used to transfer from.
> > >
> >
> > I'm still trying to figure this statement out. Why doesn't it matter? If I
> > transfer from "dividend income" to "brokerage account", it doesn't matter
> > whether I've marked it "div" or not -- there is no association with the stock
> > account, so an investment report does not find the dividend.
>
> I think the suggestion was intended for the situation where the
> dividend is reinvested. Then the transaction is from "dividend
> income" to the security, so it's unambiguous. In the general case,
> where the dividend is paid as a cash amount to a brokerage account,
> you're out of luck.
>
> It seems reasonable that one needs a separate income account
> associated with every dividend-producing security account. An
> accountant friend of mine suggests that for tax and portfolio
> evaluation purposes this is the best thing. This could be something
> that's done through a "setup wizard" or some such thing; if the wizard
> was smart enough to "tag" the security account with the ID of the
> income account, a report could DTRT and pair up securities with their
> respective dividend accounts. Until we have such a thing, it can be
> done by hand.
>
> Bill Gribble
>
>
>
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