Other - Record Baseline Transaction

Considerations

Use this page to manually record a baseline transaction categorized as "other" (private placements, for example). This transaction enables you to record positions that you held open at the time your broker sent your trade data. In order to accurately calculate your gain/loss figures, input your cost basis and purchase dates for these baseline positions.

Click one of the icons above to view either a list of the transactions available for that category, or click the Baseline Holdings icon to access the Add New Baseline Holdings page.

Procedure

From the Manually Record Trades page, click the Other icon to access Other - Record Transaction page. Once the selected transaction entry page displays, select Baseline from the Action drop-down list. The Other - Record Baseline Transaction page displays.

1. Select the account to which to record this transaction, from the In Account drop-down list. If you only have one account, this drop-down list is not displayed.

2. By default, the Action on this page is set to Baseline. To change this, select a different transaction from the Action drop-down list. The fields that display depend on the transaction that is selected.

3. Enter the purchase date in the Purchase Date (mm/dd/yyyy) field. You can also click the Calendar icon and select the appropriate purchase date from the calendar that displays.

4. Enter the symbol of the security in the Symbol field. Click Verify to confirm you have entered the correct symbol for the security.

5. Select the type of security from the Security Type drop-down list. By default, this field is set to Other for this transaction.

6. Enter the number of shares as of the baseline date in the Shares as of Baseline Date field.

7. Enter the Baseline Date, which is the last date that you updated your holdings and cost basis. You can also click the Calendar icon and select the appropriate baseline date from the calendar that displays.

8. Enter the total cost as of the baseline date in the Total Cost as of Baseline Date field.

9. To record the Baseline transaction, click the Record button. To record the transaction and continue to enter additional transactions, click the Record & Repeat button. To leave this page, without recording the transaction, click the Cancel button.

Example

Click here to view an example of the Other - Record Baseline Transaction page.