Enter a Dividend into the Investment Register via a Cashbook transaction.

How do I enter a dividend into the Investment Register via Cashbook?

BEFORE YOU START MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SETUP YOUR INVESTMENT REGISTER LINK IN CHART.

To enter the dividend into Cashbook and the Investment Register:

• Click on the Cashbook toolbar option.
• Click on the Add button.
• Click Yes to the Confirm message: 'Do you want to enter transactions for "............", in the company file "............"?

In the Add Transaction window enter the transaction details

• Type: Receipt
• Date: e.g. 25/09/2018
• Reference: D/CREDIT
• Paid To: e.g. BHP Group Limited
• Account: e.g. 645 Share Income/Dividends
• Quantity: the number of shares owned
• Note: this dissection line is red, which indicates that account 645 Shares Income/Dividends is linked to the Investment Register.
• Using the tab key, tab through to the Note (Optional) and select share name (e.g. BHP Group Limited) from the drop-down list, then click on the [I] button to access the Investment Register.

In the Add transaction for investment "BHP Group Limited" window: Enter the relevant information:

• Transaction Type: Dividends
• Date: e.g 25/09/2018
• Notes: e.g. 2018 Final Dividend
• No. of units for Dividend: auto-fill 
• Franked Amount: see dividend statement
• Franking Credit: see dividend statement
• Unfranked Amount: see dividend statement
• Avg. Price Unit: make sure this matches amount recorded on statement
• Tax Withheld: see dividend statement
• Click on the OK button to save.

This will return you to the Add Transactions window:

• Click on the OK button to save the transaction.