Background: When using ledger-autosync with OFX files from Fidelity,
non-reinvested dividend transactions are not formatted correctly:
https://github.com/egh/ledger-autosync/issues/7
I have fixed this (see link) so that they are displayed as follows:
2016/09/30 DIVIDEND RECEIVED
; ofxid: redacted
; dividend_from: IBM
Assets:Fido $3.87
Income:Dividends -$3.87
Note that I have included the security symbol or CUSIP in a metadata field.
The ledger manual does not indicate whether or not I can filter on a
metadata field, so *I would like to hear the group's opinion on whether I
should change the Payee/Note/Memo line to also include the security whence
the dividend is generated.* For example:
2016/09/30 DIVIDEND RECEIVED FROM IBM
; ofxid: redacted
; dividend_from: IBM
Assets:Fido $3.87
Income:Dividends -$3.87
This way a report could in theory be compiled listing only dividends from
particular security/ies.
However, if metadata is good enough and entries can easily be filtered then
this may be sufficient.
Overall I am so new at ledger ( < 1 mo. ) that I am not sure whether a more
descriptive / specific payee / memo line is more helpful or more a
hindrance.
In any case, I would be very appreciative for anyone who would please weigh
in so I can finalize and issue a pull request to the ledger-autosync
project.
Thanks in advance!
James
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