I think it is 6 to 1 that it is ok to put a dividend payout in a security account without buying or selling any shares if you want to do it that way.
On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM John Layman <john.lay...@laymanandlayman.com> wrote: > I disagree that there is no reason for a post-close dividend to affect the > account of the investment. Otherwise, the dividend is not attributed to > the > source and isn't reflected in its return. > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+john.layman=ieee....@gnucash.org> > On Behalf Of Fred Bone > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 4:54 AM > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Mutual Fund Dividend After Sale > > On 06 September 2022 at 14:56, Jack Frillman said: > > [...] > > The stock issues it's dividends at the end of each quarter. The stock > > was sold before the end of the quarter and the dividend was issued > > once the new quarter was entered. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > So there is no reason for it to affect the stock account, and specifically > to affect the balance of the stock account. So what's the problem? > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > 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 > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
