investment "cost" in tax deferred accounts

Ken267
Ken267 Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭

Dividends reinvested in IRA (tax deferred accounts) should not add to the account's COST!

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  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    YES THEY DO! You purchased those shares, and Costs/CapGains still matter in IRA accounts for Investment performance purposes, but not tax purposes.

    If you didn't track the the costs of those shares, your ROI would be undefinable, since you can't divide by $0.

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  • Ken267
    Ken267 Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭

    that makes no difference to me. All i want to know is my original cost. excluding reinvested dividends.

  • Jim_Harman
    Jim_Harman Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    It sounds like what you want is in the "Amount invested" columns in the Investing > Portfolio views. Note, however, that if you sell part of a holding, the Amount Invested does not decrease. This may lead to unexpected results. See this discussion for more info

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