> On Feb 12, 2026, at 13:45, David G. Pickett via gnucash-user > <[email protected]> wrote: > > GNUCash seems to lack tools to allow me to deal with our 40 CMCSA spinning > off 6.2 VSNT, never mind how to handle the $6.70 from the .2 VSNT. I might > be in trouble because I started the CMCSA with opening balance, not a > historical buy. The basis is deep buried in family and ATT history, derived > off a stock option of the wife's first husband, also a David! They have web > sites for that sort of thing, but I have no record of his stock receipt! > Sometimes I use his death date, when title shifted to his wife, but I am sure > that is not a legal fudge. I suspect the difficulty establishing a basis > compounds the problems of showing the spinoff. I look forward to having to > report capital gains on .2 shares $6.70 ! Is there a basis editor hiding in > there somewhere? Maybe I can get the broker to do $6.70 in fractional > shares! One tutoring student made me aware that Robinhood has people trading > in tiny fractional shares, like 6 places! She wants to keep the shares, as > before he died, he said "Never sell, this is good stuff!" I suppose it is > another curse on her estate and executor, who might be me!
It’s basically the same as a stock split, you just get a different stock instead of more CMCSA. Both the Stock Split Assistant and the Stock Assistant know how to handle it. The $6.20 is called “cash-in-lieu” because they’re paying you cash instead of giving you fractional shares. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ 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.
