Sherlock, I suppose "we" is you and your partner.
Fred described the process in https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/invest-retofcap.html and I have the same expectation as him in the reporting. > We track the acquisition date separately as Gnucash only tracks transaction > dates. I'd expect any share movement to be a transaction. Regards On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM Sherlock <sh025622 at gmail.com <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user>> wrote: >* Hi Fred, *>>* The approach we use it to enter a transaction selling each lot's shares *>* at their current cost basis, purchasing the same number of shares of *>* each lot at their new cost basis, and recording the amount of capital *>* returned to an income account for the security. We use a separate *>* transaction from the income account for the security to the account that *>* receives the return of capital. *>>* Regards, *>>* Sherlock *>>>* On 5/30/26 7:30 PM, Fred Tydeman wrote: *>* > I have a stock that has had a few Return of Capital transactions. *>* > They have been recorded as sell of zero shares at zero price for the *>* > Return of Capital dollar amount. *>* > *>* > When I look at the Advanced Portfolio report for that stock, *>* > the Basis price is the original purchase amount. I am expecting that *>* > the Basis price to be original purchase amount - (sum of Return of *>* Capital). *>* > *>* > Did I record Return of Capital wrong? *>* > Is there a bug in the Advanced Portfolio? *>* > *> * > Is there a better way to find the basis of a stock?* _______________________________________________ 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.
