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Posted by Bernie on October 6, 2007, 3:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 10/5/2007 4:47 PM, John Pollard wrote:
> Bernie wrote:
>> On 10/5/2007 9:06 AM, John Pollard wrote:
>>> Bernie wrote:
>>>> I've entered a MiscExp in a Brokerage account to account for
>>>> a
>>>> fee. The Brokerage account has an Associated Cash Account.
>>>> I
>>>> expected the
>>>> fee to flow to the Cash account, just like any other cash
>>>> transaction
>>>> that occurs in the Brokerage account. But it didn't!
>>>>
>>>> The fee does not show up as a withdrawal from any account!
>>>> It
>>>> is as
>>>> if it had no impact. (As a work around I have recorded the
>>>> fee in
>>>> the Cash Account as a simple withdrawal,( The MiscExp
>>>> transaction
>>>> type appears to not be working correctly since it has no
>>>> impact all. I ahve reported it as a bug to Intuit.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using QW2007 Premier.
>>> I was unable to replicate the behavior you describe.
>>>
>>> Are there some other interesting characteristics of the
>>> transaction or the accounts?
>>>
>>> Does the MiscExp transaction show with an Action value of
>>> "MiscExpX"? Does the "Transfer account" correctly display as
>>> the cash account? And the Description field says "Transfered
>>> $nn.nn"?
>>>
>>> Was the investment account converted from a previous version?
>>> Linked in the previous version?
>>>
>> Thanks for responding John.
>
>> When you tried it, did you get the result that I expected?
>
> Yes, the MiscExpX amount was "transferred" to the linked cash
> account.
>
>> I've used Quicken for years, so yes, this account has moved
>> forward
>> from version to version. All other transactions between the
>> Brokerage
>> account and the Associated Cash Account do work correctly
>> (dividends,
>> sales, purchases, buyouts). This is the first time I've ever
>> had to
>> record a fee.
>
>> To enter the transaction in the Brokerage account
>
>> I choose MiscExpX
>
> Ah ha; this turns out to be important; who'd a thunk it.
>
> When I entered my MiscExp transaction, I started with the "Enter
> Transactions" button, and selected "Miscellaneous Expense" in
> the "Enter transaction" drop down.
>
>> and fill in the blanks in the popup window, inputting $25 for
>> the
>> amount and a category.
>
>> The transaction gets recorded in the
>> Brokerage account with the transaction type showing MiscExp
>> (no X). The Inv Amt column in the register shows blank.
>> Nothing is recorded
>> in the associated cash account.
>
> When I select "MiscExpX" in the "Action" drop down, then
> double-click the transaction to get the form, and finish the
> transaction ... I get the same result you got.
>
> So I agree, you did indeed find a bug; fortunately, the
> workaround is fairly simple: use the "Enter Transactions"
> button.
>
> I'll try to check in Q2008 later tonight to see if it is still
> there (I'm guessing it is as I don't recall it being reported
> before.)
>
Yup! Who'd a thunk! Thanks for your help.
I've updated the bug report.
Bernie
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