I would like to be able to do this as well, however I create QIF files from my investment account and then import it. I convert exports from DEGIRO programmatically into QIF to avoid having to enter transactions manually. The problem being that when I import the transaction as an investment, then GnuCash will not let me do a split, and when I import as a bank account, then it will not let me do a stock.
Is there a way to import this using a QIF file and it ends up with a split containing a zero stock transaction and then the dividend? fingers crossed, Ove. On Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 14:23, peterb <pet...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, I like that a lot, that's much more elegant than what I was > experimenting with. Somehow it didn't occur to me that a zero-value split > would still show up in the register...even though I've seen that happen > when I've included one by accident. > > Thank you! > > -Peter > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 3:40 AM Geoff <cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Peter, this is the way that I do it, and it doesn't require double entry > > of the transactions. > > > > Simply "tag" all dividend payments when they arrive in the bank account > > with the relevant stock account - you do this by entering a third (zero > > value) split. > > > > The dividend will then automatically show up in the stock's register. > > > > The "Advanced Portfolio" report will also automatically include the > > dividend income as part of its return calculations. > > > > Hope this helps - please see the attached screenshot. > > > > Regards > > > > Geoff > > ===== > > P.S. This is mentioned in Chapter 9.8: > > https://code.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-guide/invest-dividends1.html > > > > On 20/08/2020 2:01 pm, peterb wrote: > > > Let's say I have a security - could be a stock, or a bond - which > > > periodically yields some dividend or interest. Often it's convenient > to > > be > > > able to see those dividends in a single register. > > > > > > The vanilla way to account for dividends or interest doesn't quite make > > > this easy: the obvious way to do it will appear in your brokerage > > register, > > > but not in the register for the stock. And that makes perfect sense - > > the > > > money isn't going in to your stock account! > > > > > > Description Account Debit Credit > > > Dividend BIGCO Assets:Brokerage 50 > > > Income:Dividend 50 > > > > > > If you're disciplined about your descriptions you can of course search > > for > > > these, but it feels potentially error prone when looking for them. > > > > > > I'm on record as not liking the way GnuCash handles realized > income/loss > > > from sales in stock accounts (putting "zero share" dollar values in the > > > share-denominated register instead of explicitly treating stock sales > as > > > return-of-capital plus gain/loss) but it occurs to me that you can do > > > something similar for dividends and interest: > > > > > > Description Account Debit Credit > > > Dividend BIGCO Assets:Brokerage:BIGCO 50 > > > Assets:Brokerage 50 > > > Income:Dividend 50 > > > Assets:Brokerage:BIGCO 50 > > > > > > The idea here being: the income flows into the BIGCO-denominated > account, > > > but immediately flows out again into the cash-denominated account; if > one > > > looks at the BIGCO register, all of the dividend events will be clearly > > > visible. > > > > > > Does anyone have either a more elegant way of accomplishing the goal of > > > "all cash flows from a stock are visible on the stock's register", or a > > > good reason *not* to do what I'm giving an example of here? > > > (Alternatively, if this is in fact what everyone does as described in > > > chapter 7853.633 of the user guide, and I just missed it, please let me > > > know!) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > -Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > > ----- > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
