> Stock splits are actually a special case of a tax free exchange.
> There are really two different assets, "old" shares and "new" shares.
> When the stock splits, you trade old shares for new shares.
Another transaction that falls in the same category is when a mutual fund
or a company changes its name. It is a tax-free exchange.
> If the database cannot handle this, then it is not capable of doing its
> whole job. We MUST extend the engine to handle these kinds of items --
> inventory for business and stock for individuals.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That will make gnucash even more usable in countries where tax-free
exchange (bartering) is a popular way of doing business :-).
Dakshi
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