There used to be a detailed example in the Tutorial iirc that nearly exactly followed this case. You may change some details depending on how you track commissions and lots in your database.
On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi GNC community - > > > > I was hoping to get advice from seasoned folks as to how I should capture > below transactions (can the event be even captured?) in GNC for a security > so that the report doesn't display divide by zero error which currently > does. > > > > Here is the sequence of entries as reported by the broker/dealer : > > > > 09/30/24 - spin-off of a security - Quantity 3 > > 10/02/24 - spun-off securities sold off - Quantity 3 > > 10/03/24 - In-lieu cash payment for the spun-off - $0.31 > > 06/02/25 - More In-lieu cash payment for the spun-off - $3.55 > > > > If it helps, the security has the symbol of AMTM (Amentum Holdings Inc) > which was spun off from Jacobs having ticker of J. Attached is the CSV > export of the register in case it clarifies anything or better details, and > I do have checked Use Trading Accounts property for the book. > > > > The current message displayed is: There is an error processing the > transaction 'spinoff of 0.00 currency units'. This may to be caused by a > sell transaction causing a negative stock balance, and a subsequent buy > transaction causing a zero balance. This leads to a division-by-zero error. > It can be fixed by preventing negative stock balances. > > > > Thanks and wishing happy, healthy and prosperous new year to the GNC > community. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ 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.
