GnuCash is not getting in your way here. You are free to do what you
would do if you were keeping books using Pen & Ink. That process would
require the same accounts.
What GnuCash is not doing here, that you are asking for, is providing a
report so you don't have to mimic the formal methods of Pen & Ink.
And I'd say that GnuCash is correct in this approach.
Recognizing Dividends and disbursing them is, at least in the U.S.,
supposed to be explicit in the books - thus requiring specific accounts.
It can't be done with just a report as a 'scenario' or thought exercise.
Your mileage may vary in other jurisdictions.
And yes, this is one of those few cases where contra-accounts come into
play. That has to do with accounting, and nothing to do with the design
of GnuCash.
Regards,
Adrien
On 1/3/24 7:35 PM, Quinn Wood wrote:
When doing your books you don't technically need a contra account for every
little thing. GnuCash just gets in the way of your work if you don't have
one, in this particular scenario.
So, problem solved. Use a contra account.
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