Re: [GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-03-02 Thread Xboxboy Mageia
HI guys, I got several stocks all entered in now: Really happy with how that's gone. Now I'm tripped up on a bonus issue of shares. For some reason I'm lost one how to enter these bonus shares that cost zero. I enter in 16 new shares to the correct asset/stocks/sharecode account, but even when

Re: [GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-01-06 Thread David Cousens
Hi, The brokerage charges usually come on top of the share price as a service fee charged to your brokerage account. I would use the gross pricing method as the expenses will be deductible as brokerage fees and you would use the share price and number to calculate the capital gains nott the

Re: [GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-01-05 Thread David Cousens
XboxBoy I've done this recently with a superannuation pension fund. I had initially entered an Opening Balance from mid last year and the transactions forward from that. I already had data for the pension payments entered as income (not taxable in my case for this fund which is taxed in the hands

Re: [GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-01-05 Thread D via gnucash-user
I'd go further and say that, while it is possible to do as Maf says, it can be quite confusing to manage, especially where investments are concerned. Capital gains and basis calculations are tricky enough to manage without having to jigger balances. I'd recommend choosing one or the other:

Re: [GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-01-05 Thread Maf. King
On Saturday, 5 January 2019 06:42:58 GMT Xboxboy Mageia wrote: > But for the time being, my question is: > If I setup my accounts as they are now, using an opening balance, can I at > a later date go back and adjust, and enter the earlier purchases/dividends > of stocks/equities? > Yes, but

[GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-01-05 Thread Xboxboy Mageia
Hi all. Just getting all my stocks entered into GNC. Reading the concepts/tutorial last night, I see 2 methods of setting up: Purchasing or setting up with an opening balance. I have records stretching back to the early 80's. Being Australian stocks, most spit out yearly/6 monthly or even