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Posted by vcard on July 23, 2006, 7:28 pm
Please log in for more thread options I don't have 2005, but suspect that what I see in 2006 (XG version) may work
for you...
Enter the commission amount as a negative number, and it will subtract from
the dividend amount to give you the correct total.
Hope this helps,
vcard
>
> Chris Ness wrote:
>> I know that 2005 is passe, but I don't race to throw money at Intuit -
>> they have more than I do.
>>
>> Why, when I enter 'income reinvested' transactions, does the commission
>> add to the dividend amount not subtract?
>
> Because the "Total" box is the sum of the boxes above it ... including
> "Dividend" and "Commission" ... exactly as I'd expect
>
> I put the dividend amount in that box
>> and the shares amount in that box, type in the commission and poof the
>> 'Total' is now bigger than the company gave me. So if I want the total
>> right, I have to go back and subtract the commission from the dividend
>> amount myself and call that the 'dividend' which it isn't.
>> I forget this every time and have to go back and correct it. You would
>> think that the computer would do it.
>
> SO, just record it as two transactions ... a Dividend Rec'd and a
> Purchase (with commission) ... surely no worse than your current
> dilemna/condition.
>
> db
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