Ex-dividend entry

Leslie Lewis

I sold a stock in mid August 2023. I received a dividend for that stock on September 1 2023. How do I record this dividend

bmciance

Just enter it as a dividend it doesn't matter that you didn't have it when the dividend was

Leslie Lewis

Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, I could not enter it as as "Income" because when I entered the amount, the stock was not listed on the drop-down box. I finally entered it as a deposit, chosing "_DivInc" as the category and the stock as the payee.

bmciance

That should work, but I'm curious how you tried to enter it before. It should be:

Action: Div

Security: Pick the stock from the dropdown

Inv Amt: Amount of the dividend

Did you pick a different action than "Div"? Also, are you entering this in an investment account or are you depositing a check that you received into a bank account?

Leslie Lewis

It's from my investment account monthly report. I didn't try anything but "Div" as I do for all other dividends.

Jim_Harman

Did you hide the stock or something after selling it? Go to Tools > Security List, find the security, and make sure the Hide box is not checked.

Leslie Lewis

No. I happy with the solution I described above. Thanks everyone for your assistance/