Sorry for being obscure.
I had thought you meant a new account for each parcel.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Graham Merkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:16 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Implementing proper cost basis tracking for shares
>
>
> Phillip Shelton writes:
> > Are you looking at a new account for each parcel of shares?
> >
> Sorry, I'm not quite following your comment.
>
> For my "alternative" solution to the "share related expense/income",
> each "share account" (each individual stock, not each parcel), you
> would need at least two accounts (one for income, one for expenses).
>
> If that's not what you're talking about, could you please explain
> for me - preferably with an example.
>
> I apologise if I'm a little slow today :)
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Robert
> > > Graham Merkel
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 10:35 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Implementing proper cost basis tracking for shares
> > >
> > >
> > > The next question is "how do we track income and
> expenses related to
> > > a particular share account?", such as dividend payments,
> brokerage
> > > fees and the like. My initial suggestion is for
> > > each share account to contain a "accounts containing
> income/expense
> > > transactions related to this account" list, and each transaction
> > > related to a share account should have a "Hi, I'm a
> <share account
> > > foo> transaction". The other alternative is to insist
> that dedicated
> > > account(s) be set up so that every expense and all income
> > > related to trading a particular stock should be placed in those
> > > accounts.
> > >
> >
>
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