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Posted by Jim Jensen on August 9, 2008, 10:58 am
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> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:56:53 -0500, "John Pollard"
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>>Jim T. wrote:
>>> I closed out an account with a broker, all stock was sold and
>>> proceeds
>>> transferred to another account. There remains a small cash
>>> balance in
>>> the investment account (not the linked cash account.) Quicken
>>> seems to
>>> have no way for me to adjust this. All potential transactions
>>> are Xs
>>> (transfers.)
>>
>>As suggested by the other poster, it's possible there is some
>>small rounding error involved. Or it's possible there is a
>>small error in one or more of the old transactions in the
>>account (if true, such problems can sometimes be "fixed" by
>>deleting and re-entering old transactions ... especially Buy and
>>Reinvest transactions ... but there is no guarantee).
>>
>>You can also try the other poster's suggestion, in a more formal
>>way: enter a cash adjustment in the account. In essence, you
>>tell Quicken what the cash balance in the account was on a
>>certain date, and Quicken tries to make that be true. Also no
>>guarantee this will work.
>>
>>With the account open to its "register": Investing > Investing
>>Activities > Update Cash Balance.
> You aren't allowed to do that if there is a linked cash account.
Can you lower the share price until the cash balance disappears? For
example, if you sold at 19.58/sh, edit the transaction to a lower price,
say 19.5775/sh, and see what happens to the cash balance. Adjust the
price as necessary to eliminate the cash balance.
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