Details of Dividend payment not shown in Investment Register

Legacy KB ID: 4260

Question

I have recorded the receipt of a fully franked dividend with the transaction type Record an Income Event, but the Description for the transaction does not show in the register.  When I highlight the transaction, the Detail is then visible.  How can I make the detail visible in the register like other transactions.

 

Answer

When you record your fully franked dividend with the Record an Income Event option, Quicken creates 3 entries:

1.    Div – this transaction records the cash income received to the category _DivInc:DivIncFranked, and is used in reports. 

2.    MiscIncX – this transaction records the Imputation Credit received. 

3.    XOut – the transfer of the cash dividend received from the Brokerage Account to a Bank Account.  There is a corresponding entry in the Bank Account nominated in the transaction.

All three entries should be read as one transaction. 

The Description for the dividend entry is the dividend account that is created and managed by Quicken.  The nature of the transaction is identified in the Action column – Div. 

You cannot make a manual entry into the dividend category _DivInc:DivIncFranked; only a Record an Income Event transaction is able to assign an amount to this account. 

 

There are no plans to change the behaviour of Quicken. 

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