Microsoft KB Archive/174995

INV: Broker Import Capital Gain Transaction Showing as Dividend

PSS ID Number: Q174995 Article last modified on 11-18-1998

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The information in this article applies to:

 == MSN MoneyCentral == 

= SUMMARY =

Reinvested Capital Gains distributions may be imported from your broker as Reinvested Dividend transactions.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This issue depends on how the broker records the data that is to be exported to MSN Investor.

Some brokers may have legacy code for the reinvest portion of investing income which may not make the distinction between Long Term Capital Gains (CGLONG) and Short Term Capital Gain (CGSHORT) and Dividends (DIV).

= Additional query words: Charles Schwab eSchwab INV =

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