You cannot directly transfer between two different commodities, even if they are of the same value. Instead, create a new security VFMXX and an account for it under assets. Then, create a buy transaction by debiting the VFMXX account and crediting your old USD asset account.
Saludos Cordiales Murugan ________________________________ From: gnucash-user <[email protected]> on behalf of John Haiducek <[email protected]> Sent: 22 March 2025 15:35 To: GNU Cash User <[email protected]> Subject: [GNC] How can I change the account type from asset to fund? Hi, I have an account that is currently an "Asset" account with the commodity set to USD. I want to change it to a mutual fund account with the commodity set to VMFXX. VMFXX is pegged to the dollar so this is theoretically simple to do (none of the numbers on the transactions have to change). But when I edit the account, the commodity field is non-editable and the options available for the Account type don't include Mutual Fund. I've heard it suggested to delete the account and transfer the transactions to a new account, but gnucash won't let me select an account of the desired type to move the transactions to. Is there another way to achieve this? John _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ca2dee691de96420105f908dd6970b027%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638782654902750830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SyclnBz76VP1jWGdNRhxlB0WrGxnfhFm53KaY57ohAk%3D&reserved=0<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. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: 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.
