Move an investment transaction to a different account

Move an investment transaction to a different account

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You might need to move an investment transaction to a different account in Money if the transaction was accidentally entered in the wrong account, or if you moved your investments to a different brokerage firm.

To enter transactions in the new account:

1 On the transfer date, sell the investment in the old account. See Enter an investment purchase or sale.

2 In the new account, enter a buy transaction for the same price.

Money will treat the investment as if the original purchase of that investment occurred with the date and price of the transfer date, not the date you first purchased it. Note that the capital gains report might show higher than actual capital gains because the transfer date will be more recent than the original purchase date.

To move an investment to a different investment account:

1 Go to the investment account for which you want to move a transaction.

How?

1 On the navigation bar (The strip at the top of the Money screen where you can click to go to the different areas in Money.), click Accounts.

2 At the top of the left pane, click the down-arrow

, and then click the account you want.

If you don't see the account you want, look for it under Other Open Accounts or Closed Accounts.

2 As a temporary transaction only, enter a buy transaction for the investment you wish to transfer with a quantity larger than all your sell transactions combined. The date of this temporary transaction should be before the first buy for this investment. If you don't know what that quantity might be, enter a very large quantity.

This is only a temporary transaction. This step allows you to move subsequent transactions without putting the investment into a negative balance.

3 From the Tools menu, click Find & Replace. In the Search Across drop-down list, click Investment Accounts.

4 Click Advanced Search, and then click Next.

5 Click Account. Click Clear All, and then check the investment account containing the investments you want to transfer.

6 Click Investments. Click Clear All, and then check the investments in that account you want to transfer.

7 Click Next.

8 Right-click the first transaction after the temporary buy transaction created in step 2.

9 On the shortcut menu, click Move to Account.

If Money warns you that this transaction has been reconciled, click OK.

10 Click the investment account you want to move this investment to, and click OK.

Repeat steps 8 û 10 for each transaction listed, except for the initial temporary buy transaction.

11 Go back to the Account Register for the original account. Delete the temporary buy transaction you entered in step 2.