Re: [GNC] Recording a "price margin code change"

2024-04-14 Thread Geoff
Well if that is the case I think you should just mirror those transactions in GnuCash. "Sell" all the old units at that valuation and "buy" the new units back for the same consideration. No capital gains will be booked. Your cost basis *per share* has changed, but not your overall cost.

Re: [GNC] Recording a "price margin code change"

2024-04-14 Thread Steven N. Severinghaus
As far as I can tell, there were no associated capital gains or losses, fees, or distributions. Frustratingly, the website lists the transactions differently from what shows up in the downloadable CSV or OFX files, though they at least seem to add up. And since the brokerage moved to this new

Re: [GNC] Recording a "price margin code change"

2024-04-14 Thread Geoff
Hi Steven Yes, this type of event is not unheard of. You need to find out more information before deciding how to treat it in GnuCash. In particular, did this trigger a capital gain/loss event, or does your existing cost basis carry forward. Also was there an associated cash payout or

[GNC] Recording a "price margin code change"

2024-04-14 Thread Steven N. Severinghaus
Hi, all. I had an odd transaction labeled as a "price margin code change" show up on a brokerage account recently. It appears to represent having "sold" all of my shares at one price, then "buying" them back at a slightly different price, with the difference made up in having somewhat more or