> On May 15, 2017, at 7:41 PM, Chris Good <chris.g...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm airing this before I raise a bug. > > > > I've noticed that if you do a Return of Capital transaction [1] > > I.e. Stock split with Shares=0, Price=0, Sell=Return of Capital value, > > the Trial Balance no longer balances by the value of the Return of Capital. > > > > The stock line value in the report does not include the Sell value of the > RoT split. > > > > Can anyone throw any light on this? > > > > The Balance sheet also shows the incorrect asset value of the stock, but it > still balances > > because it (incorrectly?) also shows Unrealised Gains in Equity with the > value of the RoT. > > > > [1] https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/invest-retofcap.html > > > > Regards, Chris Good
A return of capital when booked that way creates an unrealized capital gain: You have the same number of shares but a lower basis. You can either recognize the capital gain or find a different way to record the RoC. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
